diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-qemu.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-qemu.xml
index d206c111ed..739fd7104b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-qemu.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-qemu.xml
@@ -349,19 +349,19 @@
                 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>start</filename>:</emphasis>
                     Starts the NFS share:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     runqemu-export-rootfs start &lt;<replaceable>file-system-location</replaceable>&gt;
+     runqemu-export-rootfs start <replaceable>file-system-location</replaceable>
                     </literallayout>
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>stop</filename>:</emphasis>
                     Stops the NFS share:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     runqemu-export-rootfs stop &lt;<replaceable>file-system-location</replaceable>&gt;
+     runqemu-export-rootfs stop <replaceable>file-system-location</replaceable>
                     </literallayout>
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>restart</filename>:</emphasis>
                     Restarts the NFS share:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     runqemu-export-rootfs restart &lt;<replaceable>file-system-location</replaceable>&gt;
+     runqemu-export-rootfs restart <replaceable>file-system-location</replaceable>
                     </literallayout>
                     </para></listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Switching Between Consoles:</emphasis>
                 When booting or running QEMU, you can switch between
                 supported consoles by using
-                Ctrl+Alt+&lt;<replaceable>number</replaceable>&gt;.
+                Ctrl+Alt+<replaceable>number</replaceable>.
                 For example, Ctrl+Alt+3 switches you to the serial console as
                 long as that console is enabled.
                 Being able to switch consoles is helpful, for example, if the