diff --git a/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml b/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
index 5c3ea1643..8d04397e9 100644
--- a/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
+++ b/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
@@ -22844,7 +22844,7 @@ return $rectangle =?> area()</eg>
             <code>update map $a do { <var>C1</var>, <var>C2</var>, <var>C3</var> }</code> is
             equivalent to:</p>
             
-            <eg>let $v1 := update map $a var>C1</var>
+            <eg>let $v1 := update map $a <var>C1</var>
 let $v2 := update map $v1 <var>C2</var>
 let $v3 := update map $v2 <var>C3</var>
 return $v3</eg>