diff --git a/docs/newforms.txt b/docs/newforms.txt
index 7ec4e9560c..5d70a075c2 100644
--- a/docs/newforms.txt
+++ b/docs/newforms.txt
@@ -688,11 +688,11 @@ For example::
     <ul class="myformclass">
         <li>{{ form.sender.label }} {{ form.sender.label }}</li>
         <li class="helptext">{{ form.sender.help_text }}</li>
-        {% if form.sender.errors %}<ul class="errorlist">{{ form.sender.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
+        {% if form.sender.errors %}<ul class="errorlist">{{ form.sender.errors }}</ul>{% endif %}
 
         <li>{{ form.subject.label }} {{ form.subject.label }}</li>
         <li class="helptext">{{ form.subject.help_text }}</li>
-        {% if form.subject.errors %}<ul class="errorlist">{{ form.subject.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
+        {% if form.subject.errors %}<ul class="errorlist">{{ form.subject.errors }}</ul>{% endif %}
 
         ...
     </ul>