diff --git a/scm/xdocs/faq.fml b/scm/xdocs/faq.fml
index c3fc8810..1d8a2a20 100644
--- a/scm/xdocs/faq.fml
+++ b/scm/xdocs/faq.fml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
          You may use the vertical bar as delimiter in the repository
          <a href="http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/project-descriptor.html#class_Repository">connection</a>
          element, if the repository contains a colon (:):
-         <source>scm|cvs|pserver|username@host:port|cvsroot|module</source>
+         <source>scm:cvs|pserver|username@host:port|cvsroot|module</source>
       </answer>
     </faq>