diff --git a/src/reference/docbook/mvc.xml b/src/reference/docbook/mvc.xml
index 98d681cc5b..f7ebb14641 100644
--- a/src/reference/docbook/mvc.xml
+++ b/src/reference/docbook/mvc.xml
@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ public class WebConfig {
 
     <mvc:annotation-driven />
 
-&lt;beans&gt;</programlisting>
+&lt;/beans&gt;</programlisting>
 	
       <para>The above registers a
       <classname>RequestMappingHandlerMapping</classname>, a