diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
index adc89322c3..83fb313b2e 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::WriteProperties(wxOutputStream& stream, const wxRichT
         level ++;
 
         OutputIndentation(stream, level);
-        OutputString(stream, wxT("<properties"));
+        OutputString(stream, wxT("<properties>"));
 
         level ++;