diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
index 2839ad9d8..d861b5ca8 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-02-13  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
+
+	* pathnames.sgml: Remove stray '@'.
+
 2013-02-13  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
 
 	* pathnames.sgml: Clarify '@' processing.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml
index 77f47a259..96b0077af 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml
+++ b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ In the following example compare the behaviors
 
 <example id="pathnames-at-ex"><title> Using @pathname</title>
 <screen>
-<prompt>bash$</prompt> <userinput>@/bin/echo  'This   is   "a     long"  line' > mylist</userinput>
+<prompt>bash$</prompt> <userinput>/bin/echo  'This   is   "a     long"  line' > mylist</userinput>
 <prompt>bash$</prompt> <userinput>/bin/echo @mylist</userinput>
 @mylist
 <prompt>bash$</prompt> <userinput>cmd</userinput>