diff --git a/python/lsst/daf/butler/registry/queries/expressions/_predicate.py b/python/lsst/daf/butler/registry/queries/expressions/_predicate.py
index 32d1b8160d..3a206b8ec4 100644
--- a/python/lsst/daf/butler/registry/queries/expressions/_predicate.py
+++ b/python/lsst/daf/butler/registry/queries/expressions/_predicate.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def __init__(
         ">=": "__ge__",
         "+": "__add__",
         "-": "__sub__",
-        "/": "__mul__",
+        "*": "__mul__",
     }
 
     def to_datetime(self, time: astropy.time.Time) -> datetime.datetime: