diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TableInputFormatBase.java b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TableInputFormatBase.java
index 92f65175dc3..7e0c3398a16 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TableInputFormatBase.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TableInputFormatBase.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.util.StringUtils;
  * Subclasses may use other TableRecordReader implementations.
  * <p>
  * An example of a subclass:
- * <code>
+ * <pre>
  *   class ExampleTIF extends TableInputFormatBase implements JobConfigurable {
  *
  *     public void configure(JobConf job) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.util.StringUtils;
  *     public void validateInput(JobConf job) throws IOException {
  *     }
  *  }
- * </code>
+ * </pre>
  */
 public abstract class TableInputFormatBase
 implements InputFormat<ImmutableBytesWritable, RowResult> {
@@ -334,4 +334,4 @@ implements InputFormat<ImmutableBytesWritable, RowResult> {
   protected void setRowFilter(RowFilterInterface rowFilter) {
     this.rowFilter = rowFilter;
   }
-}
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+}