diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectChecker.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectChecker.java
index 59e2834cb..d37fb21c9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectChecker.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectChecker.java
@@ -1240,11 +1240,11 @@ private String normalize(byte[] raw, int ptr, int end) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the list of".gitmodules" files found in the pack. For each, report
+	 * Get the list of ".gitmodules" files found in the pack. For each, report
 	 * its blob id (e.g. to validate its contents) and the tree where it was
 	 * found (e.g. to check if it is in the root)
 	 *
-	 * @return List of pairs of ids <tree, blob>
+	 * @return List of pairs of ids {@literal <tree, blob>}.
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.7.5
 	 */