diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.sgml
index 695b2bc604..28f31929e5 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.sgml
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Describe the X Window System in more detail, and
-            introduce you to modern desktop environments such as GNOME
-            and KDE.</para>
+            introduce you to modern desktop environments such as <application>GNOME</application>
+            and <application>KDE</application>.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>