diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index ad37eeb31d..0e0728eb81 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3495,7 +3495,7 @@
                 The test formats the output into the single, common
                 format used by Automake:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     &lt;result&gt;: &lt;testname&gr;
+     &lt;result&gt;: &lt;testname&gt;
                 </literallayout>
                 The <filename>&lt;result&gt;</filename> can be 
                 <filename>PASS</filename>, <filename>FAIL</filename>, or