diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
index 95c96d5d08..8311b9cb50 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
@@ -1029,10 +1029,10 @@
 	a dollar sign is very likely a DES password.</para>
 
       <para>The password format used for new passwords is controlled
-	by the <quote>passwd_format</quote> login capability in
+	by the <literal>passwd_format</literal> login capability in
 	<filename>/etc/login.conf</filename>, which takes values of
-	<quote>des</quote> or <quote>md5</quote> or
-	<quote>blf</quote>.  See the &man.login.conf.5; manual page
+	<literal>des</literal>, <literal>md5</literal> or
+	<literal>blf</literal>.  See the &man.login.conf.5; manual page
 	for more information about login capabilities.</para>
 
     </sect2>