diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tmpl
index ee043bde55..b9384b972b 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tmpl
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 <fieldset>
 <!-- PUB RANGE OPTION -->
 <legend>Publication Date Range:</legend>
-<option value="limit-yr">For example:  1999-2001.  You could also use "-1987" for everything published before 1987 or "2008-" for everything published after 2008.</option>
+<span>For example:  1999-2001.  You could also use "-1987" for everything published before 1987 or "2008-" for everything published after 2008.</span>
 <input type="text" size="30" name="limit-yr" title="Enter search terms" value="" />
 </fieldset>
 <!-- /PUB RANGE OPTION -->