diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/tut_howto.xml b/docs/reference/gobject/tut_howto.xml
index aefed0d67..2cfcea678 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/tut_howto.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/tut_howto.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct _MamanBar
 struct _MamanBarPrivate
 {
   int hsize;
-}
+};
 
 static void
 maman_bar_class_init (MamanBarClass *klass)