--- a/contrib/texi2pod.pl
+++ b/contrib/texi2pod.pl
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ while(<$inf>) {
                 $_ = "\n=item $1\n";
             }
 	} else {
-	    $_ = "\n=item $ic\n";
+	    $_ = "\n=item Z\&LT;\&GT;$ic\n";
 	    $ic =~ y/A-Ya-y/B-Zb-z/;
 	    $ic =~ s/(\d+)/$1 + 1/eg;
 	}