diff --git a/chapter05/perl.xml b/chapter05/perl.xml
index cdbbc93f8..b22356193 100644
--- a/chapter05/perl.xml
+++ b/chapter05/perl.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     <para>Although Perl comes with a test suite, it is not recommended to
     run it at this point. Only part of Perl was built and running
-    <userinput>make test</userinput> now will cause the rest of Perl to be
+    <command>make test</command> now will cause the rest of Perl to be
     built as well, which is unnecessary at this point. The test suite can
     be run in the next chapter if desired.</para>