diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
index 5cf598cf80..e5c6efcf86 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ displayed if the given array is empty or could not be found::
     {% empty %}
         <li>Sorry, no athletes in this list.</li>
     {% endfor %}
-    <ul>
+    </ul>
 
 The above is equivalent to -- but shorter, cleaner, and possibly faster
 than -- the following::