diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index db3fc707bc..2c33fc14a7 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ $original = strtr ($str, $trans);
      <example>
       <title><function>htmlspecialchars</function> example</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
-$new = htmlspecialchars("<a href='test'>Test</a>", ENT_QUOTES);
+$new = htmlspecialchars("&lt;a href='test'&gt;Test&lt;/a&gt;", ENT_QUOTES);
       </programlisting>
      </example>
     </para>