--- a/src/pr-output.cc
+++ b/src/pr-output.cc
@@ -3075,7 +3075,7 @@
 rows is labeled so that you can easily see which columns are currently\n\
 being displayed.  For example:\n\
 \n\
-@smallexample\n\
+@example\n\
 @group\n\
 octave:13> rand (2,10)\n\
 ans =\n\
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@
   0.90174  0.11854  0.72313  0.73326\n\
   0.44672  0.94303  0.56564  0.82150\n\
 @end group\n\
-@end smallexample\n\
+@end example\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
   return SET_INTERNAL_VARIABLE (split_long_rows);