diff --git a/Doc/perl/l2hinit.perl b/Doc/perl/l2hinit.perl
index 1068b25e55b..43d5e1a18e0 100644
--- a/Doc/perl/l2hinit.perl
+++ b/Doc/perl/l2hinit.perl
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ sub make_nav_panel{
 sub top_navigation_panel {
     "<div class=navigation>\n"
       . make_nav_panel()
-      . '<br><hr><p></div>';
+      . '<br><hr></div>';
 }
 
 sub bot_navigation_panel {