diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiochebband.c b/gst/audiofx/audiochebband.c
index d295009272..4e8781ecc5 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiochebband.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiochebband.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
  * a cutoff frequency at a quarter of the sampling rate.
  * </note>
  *
+ * <para>
  * <refsect2>
  * <title>Example launch line</title>
  * |[
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
  * gst-launch-1.0 audiotestsrc wave=white-noise ! audioconvert ! audiochebband mode=band-pass lower-frequency=1000 upper-frequency=4000 type=2 ! audioconvert ! alsasink
  * ]|
  * </refsect2>
+ * </para>
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiocheblimit.c b/gst/audiofx/audiocheblimit.c
index e27888666b..dcf3d9e5a4 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiocheblimit.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiocheblimit.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
  * a cutoff frequency at a quarter of the sampling rate.
  * </para></note>
  *
+ * <para>
  * <refsect2>
  * <title>Example launch line</title>
  * |[
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
  * gst-launch-1.0 audiotestsrc wave=white-noise ! audioconvert ! audiocheblimit mode=low-pass cutoff=800 type=2 ! audioconvert ! alsasink
  * ]|
  * </refsect2>
+ * </para>
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c b/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c
index d643de1f28..0a7b0cba3d 100644
--- a/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c
+++ b/gst/cutter/gstcutter.c
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@
  * </listitem>
  * </itemizedlist>
  *
+ * <para>
  * <refsect2>
  * <title>Example launch line</title>
  * |[
  * gst-launch-1.0 -m filesrc location=foo.ogg ! decodebin ! audioconvert ! cutter ! autoaudiosink
  * ]| Show cut messages.
  * </refsect2>
+ * </para>
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizernbands.c b/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizernbands.c
index ab2c0318cc..ab38d67a64 100644
--- a/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizernbands.c
+++ b/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizernbands.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=song.ogg ! oggdemux ! vorbisdec ! audioconvert ! equalizer-nbands num-bands=15 band5::gain=6.0 ! alsasink
  * ]| This make the equalizer use 15 bands and raises the volume of the 5th band by 6 db.
  * </refsect2>
+ * <para>
  * <refsect2>
  * <title>Example code</title>
  * |[
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
  * ...
  * ]|
  * </refsect2>
+ * </para>
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
index c035f55c9c..3f15a44039 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
  * </listitem>
  * </itemizedlist>
  *
+ * <para>
  * <refsect2>
  * <title>Example launch line</title>
  * |[
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@
  * gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! multifilesink post-messages=true filename="frame%d"
  * ]|
  * </refsect2>
+ * </para>
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H