diff --git a/modules/menus.xml b/modules/menus.xml
index 1974e35..f06a77f 100755
--- a/modules/menus.xml
+++ b/modules/menus.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<!-- Menu item separator (either ▹ or →). -->
 	
 	<template name="menu-separator" match="menu-separator|menusep|menu/separator">
-		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/"> \ensuremath{\triangleright} </common>
+		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/"><xsl:text> \ensuremath{\triangleright} </xsl:text></common>
 		<!-- Need spaces for HTML as they seem to get munched otherwise. -->
 		<!-- Note: no equivalent of \triangleright in HTML, use right arrow instead. -->
 		<html><xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"> &amp;rarr; </xsl:text></html>
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@
 	<!-- Individual menu items. -->
 	
 	<template name="menu-item" match="menu/item">
-		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/">\textbf{<xsl:apply-templates />}</common>
+		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/">
+			<xsl:text>\textbf{</xsl:text>
+			<xsl:apply-templates />
+			<xsl:text>}</xsl:text>
+		</common>
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/"><b><xsl:apply-templates /></b></common>
 	</template>
 	
