diff --git a/src/docbkx/reference/programming-model/transactions.xml b/src/docbkx/reference/programming-model/transactions.xml
index e258057c8..a84ede1de 100644
--- a/src/docbkx/reference/programming-model/transactions.xml
+++ b/src/docbkx/reference/programming-model/transactions.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 </bean>
 
 <tx:annotation-driven mode="aspectj" transaction-manager="transactionManager"/>
-]]>]]></programlisting>
+]]></programlisting>
     </example>
     <para>
         One can also configure a stock XA transaction manager (e.g. Atomikos, JOTM, App-Server-TM) to be
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 </bean>
 
 <tx:annotation-driven mode="aspectj" transaction-manager="transactionManager"/>
-]]>]]></programlisting>
+]]></programlisting>
     </example>
 
 </section>
diff --git a/src/docbkx/reference/setup.xml b/src/docbkx/reference/setup.xml
index 8d666c07f..028cbe0b9 100644
--- a/src/docbkx/reference/setup.xml
+++ b/src/docbkx/reference/setup.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ repositories {
     </bean>
     ...
 </beans>
-]]>]]></programlisting>
+]]></programlisting>
                 </example>
 
             </para>
diff --git a/src/docbkx/reference/template.xml b/src/docbkx/reference/template.xml
index 6907fb19f..18f34fa4e 100644
--- a/src/docbkx/reference/template.xml
+++ b/src/docbkx/reference/template.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ neo.createRelationship(mark,thomas, WORKS_WITH, _("project","spring-data"));
 neo.index("devs",thomas, "name","Thomas");
 
 assert "Mark".equals(neo.query("devs","name","Mark",new NodeNamePathMapper()));
-]]>]]></programlisting>
+]]></programlisting>
         </example>
     </section>
     <section>