diff --git a/reference/mongo/connecting.xml b/reference/mongo/connecting.xml
index b29672cea7..a407f05fca 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/connecting.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/connecting.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ $m = new MongoClient("mongodb://rs1.example.com:27017,rs2.example.com:27017", ar
    <literal>mongos</literal> instances in the connection string. Multiple
    servers may be delimited by a comma.
   </para>
-  <example xml:id="mongo.connecting.mongos-example">>
+  <example xml:id="mongo.connecting.mongos-example">
    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php