diff --git a/chapter08/glibc.xml b/chapter08/glibc.xml
index 2935c84af..675adf633 100644
--- a/chapter08/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/glibc.xml
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ mkdir -pv /etc/ld.so.conf.d</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="libutil">
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libutil</filename></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>>Dummy library containing no functions. Previously contained
+          <para>Dummy library containing no functions. Previously contained
           code for <quote>standard</quote> functions used in
           many different Unix utilities. These functions are now in
           <filename class="libraryfile">libc</filename></para>