diff --git a/xep-0249.xml b/xep-0249.xml
index b07419e6..67858244 100644
--- a/xep-0249.xml
+++ b/xep-0249.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 </section1>
 
 <section1 topic='How It Works' anchor='howitworks'>
-  <p>A user invites a contact to a room by sending a &MESSAGE; stanza containing only an &lt;invitation/&gt; element qualified by the 'jabber:x:conference' namespace.</p>
+  <p>A user invites a contact to a room by sending a &MESSAGE; stanza containing only an &lt;x/&gt; element qualified by the 'jabber:x:conference' namespace.</p>
   <example caption="A direct invitation"><![CDATA[
 <message
     from='crone1@shakespeare.lit/desktop'