diff --git a/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java b/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java
index e0140e6..96bd79d 100644
--- a/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java
+++ b/doxia-modules/doxia-module-markdown/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/markdown/MarkdownMarkup.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     /** Syntax for the verbatim end: "```" */
     String VERBATIM_END_MARKUP = "```";
 
-    /** Syntax for the blockquote start: "> " */
+    /** Syntax for the blockquote start: "&gt; " */
     String BLOCKQUOTE_START_MARKUP = "> ";
 
     /** Syntax for the non breaking space: entity from HTML */