diff --git a/gobject/gobject.h b/gobject/gobject.h
index 1a6c96915..9830663ce 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.h
+++ b/gobject/gobject.h
@@ -287,9 +287,8 @@ struct  _GObject
  * 
  * The class structure for the GObject type.
  * 
- * <example>
- * <title>Implementing singletons using a constructor</title>
- * <programlisting>
+ * |[<!-- language="C" -->
+ * // Example of implementing a singleton using a constructor.
  * static MySingleton *the_singleton = NULL;
  * 
  * static GObject*
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ struct  _GObject
  * 
  *   return object;
  * }
- * </programlisting></example>
+ * ]|
  */
 struct  _GObjectClass
 {