diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/validation.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/validation.xml
index 3aabf04d706..4d0dabc7eda 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/validation.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/validation.xml
@@ -1602,10 +1602,11 @@ public void testDefaultSpelMappingBehavior() {
Explicit mapping rules always override the default:
builder = MappingFactory.mappingBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
-builder.addMapping(...);
-builder.addMapping(...);
-Mapper mapper = builder.getMapper();
+Mapper mapper =
+ MappingFactory.mappingBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+ .addMapping(...)
+ .addMapping(...)
+ .getMapper();
]]>