diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml
index 58c2a15d29..49ab8b96a4 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ WWW: http://www.oneko.org/</programlisting>
 	is also called the <quote>packing list</quote> because the
 	package is generated by packing the files listed here.  The
 	pathnames are relative to the installation prefix (usually
-	<filename>/usr/local</filename>.</para>
+	<filename>/usr/local</filename>).</para>
 
       <para>Here is a small example:</para>