diff --git a/gio/gdbusproxy.c b/gio/gdbusproxy.c
index c411c7c9c..d9638fe35 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusproxy.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusproxy.c
@@ -364,24 +364,19 @@ g_dbus_proxy_class_init (GDBusProxyClass *klass)
    * said to be the "expected interface".
    *
    * The checks performed are:
-   * <itemizedlist>
-   *   <listitem><para>
-   *     When completing a method call, if the type signature of
-   *     the reply message isn't what's expected, the reply is
-   *     discarded and the #GError is set to %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT.
-   *   </para></listitem>
-   *   <listitem><para>
-   *     Received signals that have a type signature mismatch are dropped and
-   *     a warning is logged via g_warning().
-   *   </para></listitem>
-   *   <listitem><para>
-   *     Properties received via the initial <literal>GetAll()</literal> call
-   *     or via the <literal>::PropertiesChanged</literal> signal (on the
-   *     <ulink url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#standard-interfaces-properties">org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties</ulink> interface) or
-   *     set using g_dbus_proxy_set_cached_property() with a type signature
-   *     mismatch are ignored and a warning is logged via g_warning().
-   *   </para></listitem>
-   * </itemizedlist>
+   * - When completing a method call, if the type signature of
+   *   the reply message isn't what's expected, the reply is
+   *   discarded and the #GError is set to %G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT.
+   *
+   * - Received signals that have a type signature mismatch are dropped and
+   *   a warning is logged via g_warning().
+   *
+   * - Properties received via the initial <literal>GetAll()</literal> call
+   *   or via the <literal>::PropertiesChanged</literal> signal (on the
+   *   <ulink url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#standard-interfaces-properties">org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties</ulink> interface) or
+   *   set using g_dbus_proxy_set_cached_property() with a type signature
+   *   mismatch are ignored and a warning is logged via g_warning().
+   *
    * Note that these checks are never done on methods, signals and
    * properties that are not referenced in the given
    * #GDBusInterfaceInfo, since extending a D-Bus interface on the