diff --git a/log4j-docgen-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/docgen/maven/PathMatcherMojo.java b/log4j-docgen-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/docgen/maven/PathMatcherMojo.java
index 9f5cfa7..0ed18d6 100644
--- a/log4j-docgen-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/docgen/maven/PathMatcherMojo.java
+++ b/log4j-docgen-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/docgen/maven/PathMatcherMojo.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     private boolean dotFilesExcluded;
 
     /**
-     * The path patterns (e.g., {@code glob:*.xml}) that will be used to filter paths found in {@link #baseDirectory}.
+     * The path patterns (e.g., <code>glob:**&#47;*.xml</code>) that will be used to filter paths found in {@link #baseDirectory}.
      * @see FileSystem#getPathMatcher(String)
      */
     @Nullable