diff --git a/Doc/api/api.tex b/Doc/api/api.tex
index 52881f8..50e52e2 100644
--- a/Doc/api/api.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/api.tex
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@
 \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyNumber_Xor}{PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2}
 Returns the ``bitwise exclusive or'' of \var{o1} by \var{o2} on success,
 or \NULL{} on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python
-expression \samp{\var{o1} \^{ }\var{o2}}.
+expression \samp{\var{o1} \textasciicircum{} \var{o2}}.
 \end{cfuncdesc}
 
 \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyNumber_Or}{PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2}