diff --git a/lib/layouts/jss.layout b/lib/layouts/jss.layout
index 47e3dae40a..1055043ece 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/jss.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/jss.layout
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Style "Code"
 	  Series			Bold
 	  Color				Green
 	EndFont
-	HTMLTag				<pre></pre>
+	HTMLTag				pre
 	HTMLItem			p
 End
 
diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdlayouts.inc b/lib/layouts/stdlayouts.inc
index 8be0d24ee6..dbde134604 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdlayouts.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdlayouts.inc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Style Verbatim
 	Font
 	  Family              Typewriter
 	EndFont
-	HTMLTag               <pre></pre>
+	HTMLTag               pre
 	HTMLItem              p
 End