diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java
index 1c762d445..5808cd5f8 100644
--- a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *
  * <pre>
  * <code>
- * &#64;ValueMapping( source = "&lt;NULL&gt;", target = "DEFAULT" ),
- * &#64;ValueMapping( source = "STANDARD", target = "&lt;NULL&gt;" ),
- * &#64;ValueMapping( source = "&lt;ANY_REMAINING&gt;", target = "SPECIAL" )
+ * &#64;ValueMapping( source = MappingConstants.NULL, target = "DEFAULT" ),
+ * &#64;ValueMapping( source = "STANDARD", target = MappingConstants.NULL ),
+ * &#64;ValueMapping( source = MappingConstants.ANY_REMAINING, target = "SPECIAL" )
  * ExternalOrderType orderTypeToExternalOrderType(OrderType orderType);
  * </code>
  * Mapping result:
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java b/core/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java
index fd24a0b6f..59bc10f3d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ValueMapping.java
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * <pre>
  * <code>
  * &#64;ValueMappings({
- *    &#64;ValueMapping( source = "&lt;NULL&gt;", target = "DEFAULT" ),
- *    &#64;ValueMapping( source = "STANDARD", target = "&lt;NULL&gt;" ),
- *    &#64;ValueMapping( source = "&lt;ANY_REMAINING&gt;", target = "SPECIAL" )
+ *    &#64;ValueMapping( source = MappingConstants.NULL, target = "DEFAULT" ),
+ *    &#64;ValueMapping( source = "STANDARD", target = MappingConstants.NULL ),
+ *    &#64;ValueMapping( source = MappingConstants.ANY_REMAINING, target = "SPECIAL" )
  * })
  * ExternalOrderType orderTypeToExternalOrderType(OrderType orderType);
  * </code>