diff --git a/functions/array.xml b/functions/array.xml
index b0bfdcca03..82f5b7ee84 100644
--- a/functions/array.xml
+++ b/functions/array.xml
@@ -3062,7 +3062,7 @@ while (list ($key, $value) = each ($a)) {
       <programlisting role="php">
 function cmp ($a, $b) {   
     if ($a == $b) return 0;
-    return ($a < $b) ? -1 : 1;
+    return ($a &lt; $b) ? -1 : 1;
 }
 
 $a = array (3, 2, 5, 6, 1);