diff --git a/src/asciidoc/core-beans.adoc b/src/asciidoc/core-beans.adoc
index e13109ab10cd..6716b0f3fefc 100644
--- a/src/asciidoc/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/asciidoc/core-beans.adoc
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ understand the "why" as well as the "how" behind it.
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To create such a proxy, you insert a child `` element into a scoped
-bean definition. See <> and
+bean definition. (See <> and
<>.) Why do definitions of beans scoped at the `request`, `session`,
`globalSession` and custom-scope levels require the `` element ?
Let's examine the following singleton bean definition and contrast it with what you need