diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
index 8f14e59d..00abc208 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
   </jsl:template>
 
   <jsl:template match="source" trim="false">
-    <div class="source"><pre><x:expr select="."/></pre></div>
+    <div class="source"><pre><jsl:applyTemplates /></pre></div>
   </jsl:template>
   
   <!-- preserve whitespace in the following elements -->
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
       <x:forEach var="attr" select="@*">
         <x:attribute name="${attr.name}">${attr.value}</x:attribute>
       </x:forEach>
-      <j:whitespace trim="false"><x:expr select="."/></j:whitespace>
+      <j:whitespace trim="false"><jsl:applyTemplates /></j:whitespace>
     </x:element>
   </jsl:template>