diff --git a/gtk/gtklabel.c b/gtk/gtklabel.c
index f97e73b8aa..c9de2a5636 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklabel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklabel.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
  * <object class="GtkLabel">
  *   <attributes>
  *     <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
- *     <attribute name="background" value="red" start="5" end="10"/>"
+ *     <attribute name="background" value="red" start="5" end="10"/>
  *   </attributes>
  * </object>
  * ]|