diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index 6e46210e44..5b8839b041 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.139 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.140 $ -->
  <chapter xml:id="language.operators" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
   <title>Operators</title>
   <simpara>
@@ -445,9 +445,9 @@ $b .= "There!"; // sets $b to "Hello There!", just like $b = $b . "There!";
    <para>
     Use parentheses to ensure the desired
     <link linkend="language.operators.precedence">precedence</link>.
-    For example, <userinput>$a & $b == true</userinput> evaluates
+    For example, <userinput>$a &amp; $b == true</userinput> evaluates
     the equivalency then the bitwise and; while
-    <userinput>($a & $b) == true</userinput> evaluates the bitwise and
+    <userinput>($a &amp; $b) == true</userinput> evaluates the bitwise and
     then the equivalency.
    </para>