diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml
index bae940b1c9..bd7a9fc329 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       then you should add the following line to
       <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
 
-    <programlisting>linux_enable=<quote>YES</quote></programlisting>
+    <programlisting>linux_enable="YES"</programlisting>
 
     <para>This, in turn, triggers the following action in
       <filename>/etc/rc.i386</filename>:</para>
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
index c47b9e80e3..62fbce4f00 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ tun0: flags=8051&lt;UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500
 		<para>Set your hostname by editing the line that
 		  says:</para>
 	      
-		<programlisting>hostname=<quote>myname.my.domain</quote></programlisting>
+		<programlisting>hostname="myname.my.domain"</programlisting>
 
 		<para>Your machine's full Internet hostname should be
 		  placed here.</para>
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ tun0: flags=8051&lt;UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500
 
 		<para>to:</para>
 
-		<programlisting>network_interfaces=<quote>lo0 sl0</quote></programlisting>
+		<programlisting>network_interfaces="lo0 sl0"</programlisting>
 	      </listitem>
 
 	      <listitem>
@@ -2414,11 +2414,11 @@ tun0: flags=8051&lt;UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500
 		<para>Designate the default router by changing the
 		  line:</para>
 
-		<programlisting>defaultrouter=<quote>NO</quote></programlisting>
+		<programlisting>defaultrouter="NO"</programlisting>
 
 		<para>to:</para>
 
-		<programlisting>defaultrouter=<quote>slip-gateway</quote></programlisting>
+		<programlisting>defaultrouter="slip-gateway"</programlisting>
 	      </listitem>
 	    </orderedlist>
 	  </step>