diff --git a/util/update_copyrights b/util/update_copyrights
index f591acfa6d..2876b74bfa 100644
--- a/util/update_copyrights
+++ b/util/update_copyrights
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: update_copyrights,v 1.32.18.4 2005/05/12 07:24:10 marka Exp $
+# $Id: update_copyrights,v 1.32.18.5 2005/05/12 08:12:02 marka Exp $
 
 require 5.002;
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ foreach $file (keys %file_types) {
 		if ($type eq 'SGML' && m:<docinfo>.*?</docinfo>:s) {
 			print "docinfo: $file\n";
 			my $r = copyrights(@years);
-			s:<docinfo>.*?></docinfo>:<docinfo>\n$r  </docinfo>:s;
+			s:<docinfo>.*?</docinfo>:<docinfo>\n$r  </docinfo>:s;
 		}
 		if ($type eq 'SGML' && m:<bookinfo>.*?</bookinfo>:s) {
 			print "bookinfo: $file\n";