diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml b/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml
index cf97aeb83f..af4c87a0cd 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/htmlspecialchars.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <simpara>
-      '&#039;' (single quote) becomes '&amp;#039;' only when
+      &quot;&#039;&quot; (single quote) becomes '&amp;#039;' only when
       <constant>ENT_QUOTES</constant> is set.
      </simpara>
     </listitem>