diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/filterchain.html b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/filterchain.html
index f99550528..ad1719b7b 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/filterchain.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/filterchain.html
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ order and copy them into <i>build</i> location.
       &lt;filterchain&gt;
           &lt;filterreader classname=&quot;org.apache.tools.ant.filters.SortFilter&quot;&gt;
             &lt;param name=&quot;comparator&quot; value=&quot;org.apache.tools.ant.filters.EvenFirstCmp&quot;/&gt;
-          &lt;/filterreader/&gt;
+          &lt;/filterreader&gt;
       &lt;/filterchain&gt;
   &lt;/copy&gt;
 </pre></blockquote>
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ implement <code>java.util.Comparator</code> interface, for example:
       &lt;filterchain&gt;
           &lt;sortfilter&gt;
               &lt;evenfirst/&gt;
-          &lt;/sortfilter/&gt;
+          &lt;/sortfilter&gt;
       &lt;/filterchain&gt;
   &lt;/copy&gt;
 </pre></blockquote>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/SortFilter.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/SortFilter.java
index bbac227f2..8c3261fd9 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/SortFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/SortFilter.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Parameter;
  *       &lt;filterchain&gt;
  *           &lt;filterreader classname=&quot;org.apache.tools.ant.filters.SortFilter&quot;&gt;
  *             &lt;param name=&quot;comparator&quot; value=&quot;org.apache.tools.ant.filters.EvenFirstCmp&quot;/&gt;
- *           &lt;/filterreader/&gt;
+ *           &lt;/filterreader&gt;
  *       &lt;/filterchain&gt;
  *   &lt;/copy&gt;
  * </pre>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Parameter;
  *       &lt;filterchain&gt;
  *           &lt;sortfilter&gt;
  *               &lt;evenfirst/&gt;
- *           &lt;/sortfilter/&gt;
+ *           &lt;/sortfilter&gt;
  *       &lt;/filterchain&gt;
  *   &lt;/copy&gt;
  * </pre></blockquote>