diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml b/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml
index 29709853c..f290fe0a6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef enum
 </programlisting></informalexample>
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
-<term><literal>@EnumName@</literal>></term>
+<term><literal>@EnumName@</literal></term>
 <listitem><para>
 The name of the enum currently being processed, enum names are assumed to be
 properly namespaced and to use mixed capitalization to separate