diff --git a/chapter01/askforhelp.xml b/chapter01/askforhelp.xml
index 3412f0a60..f7a9d1efa 100644
--- a/chapter01/askforhelp.xml
+++ b/chapter01/askforhelp.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
-        <para>The version of the book being used (in this case &version;</para>
+        <para>The version of the book being used (in this case &version;)</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>The host distribution and version being used to create LFS</para>