diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl6.scm b/gnu/packages/perl6.scm
index f227786e8d..a8b4248a1b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl6.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl6.scm
@@ -331,11 +331,12 @@ deserializing JSON.")
     (synopsis "Provide simple serialisation/deserialisation of objects to/from JSON")
     (description "This is a simple role that provides methods to instantiate a
 class from a JSON string that (hopefully,) represents it, and to serialise an
-object of the class to a JSON string.  The JSON created from an instance should
-round trip to a new instance with the same values for the @quot{public
-attributes}.  @quot{Private} attributes (that is ones without accessors,) will
-be ignored for both serialisation and de-serialisation.  The exact behaviour
-depends on that of @code{JSON::Marshal} and @code{JSON::Unmarshal} respectively.")
+object of the class to a JSON string.  The JSON created from an instance
+should round trip to a new instance with the same values for the public
+attributes.  Private attributes (that is ones without accessors,) will be
+ignored for both serialisation and de-serialisation.  The exact behaviour
+depends on that of @code{JSON::Marshal} and @code{JSON::Unmarshal}
+respectively.")
     (license license:artistic2.0)))
 
 (define-public perl6-json-fast