diff --git a/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml b/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
index 154114271..90dcd350d 100644
--- a/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
+++ b/specifications/xquery-40/src/expressions.xml
@@ -22290,7 +22290,7 @@ return $rectangle =?> area()</eg>
          optimizations when <code>transient{}</code> is used, but it is not required to do so.</p>
          
          <note><p>One way of defining the semantics is to say that the enclosed expression is evaluated
-            in a new <xtermref spec="FO40" ref="execution-scope">execution scopes</xtermref>, thus removing any 
+            in a new <xtermref spec="FO40" ref="execution-scope"/>, thus removing any 
             requirement that the results be consistent with those delivered in any other execution scope.
             Note, however, that the scope of the <code>transient{}</code> expression is static rather than dynamic.</p></note>