diff --git a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
index d4c2aaaa172d8ea9d375fa2e05f2221b1dcf6cd9..04921d89ac5a0ea1c801ee795a15a40f8ab03553 100644
--- a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
@@ -3925,7 +3925,7 @@ speed-up on large models.
        ``rho*r(-1) + (1-rho)*(gpi*Infl+gy*YGap) + e`` is  
        below ``r=-1.94478``. In contrast, specifying the equation as 
 
-            ``rho*r(-1) + (1-rho)*(gpi*Infl+gy*YGap) + e = r;```
+            ``rho*r(-1) + (1-rho)*(gpi*Infl+gy*YGap) + e = r;``
 
        would be wrong.