diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
index 609e0c0be16..322410c2cea 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
@@ -4167,7 +4167,7 @@ public class WebConfig {
 
     <mvc:annotation-driven />
 
-&lt;beans&gt;</programlisting>
+&lt;/beans&gt;</programlisting>
 	
       <para>The above registers a
       <classname>RequestMappingHandlerMapping</classname>, a