1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/IceUtil/XMLOutput.java b/java/src/IceUtil/XMLOutput.java
index baeb9d9f4d8..0e5e41acbec 100644
--- a/java/src/IceUtil/XMLOutput.java
+++ b/java/src/IceUtil/XMLOutput.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class XMLOutput extends OutputBase
             //
             if(_sgml)
             {
-                _out.print("><");
+                _out.print("></");
                 _out.print(element);
                 _out.print(">");
             }