diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ a JDK1.1 or higher to be set in java.home.
 files/directories from the CLASSPATH it passes to the compiler.</p>
 <p><strong>Windows Note:</strong>When the modern compiler is used
 in unforked mode on Windows, it locks up the files present in the
-classpath of the <javac> task, and does not release them.  The side
+classpath of the &lt;javac&gt; task, and does not release them.  The side
 effect of this is that you will not be able to delete or move
 those files later on in the build.  The workaround is to fork when
 invoking the compiler.</p>