diff --git a/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml b/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
index 09f9932b7..996a5077d 100644
--- a/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
+++ b/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
@@ -5174,7 +5174,7 @@ name.</p>
                
                <ulist diff="add" at="issue730">
                   <item><p><var>V</var> is a <termref def="dt-subtype"/> of <var>R</var></p></item>
-                  <item><p><var>empty-sequence()</var> is a <termref def="dt-subtype"/> of <var>R</var></p></item>
+                  <item><p><code>empty-sequence()</code> is a <termref def="dt-subtype"/> of <var>R</var></p></item>
                </ulist>