diff --git a/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml b/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
index d42a19ae05..0e44c40903 100644
--- a/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
+++ b/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.16 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.17 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/pcre.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry xml:id="reference.pcre.pattern.syntax" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@
      <para>
       Since PHP 4.3.3, <literal>(?1)</literal>, <literal>(?2)</literal> and so on can be used
       for recursive subpatterns too. It is also possible to use named
-      subpatterns: <literal>(?P<name>foo)</literal>.
+      subpatterns: <literal>(?P&lt;name&gt;foo)</literal>.
      </para>
      <para>
       If the syntax for a recursive subpattern reference (either by number or