diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mac/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mac/chapter.sgml
index 9b93d7f77e..8f1908314f 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mac/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mac/chapter.sgml
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ XXX
 
       <para>When I attempt to switch from the <username>root</username>
 	to another user in the system, the error message
-	<error>_secure_path: unable to state .login_conf</error>.</para>
+	<quote>_secure_path: unable to state .login_conf</quote>.</para>
 
       <para>This message is usually shown when the user has a higher
 	label setting then that of the user whom they are attempting to