diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/help-basic/expected-help.txt b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/help-basic/expected-help.txt
index 09240af..5dc8bb8 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/help-basic/expected-help.txt
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/help-basic/expected-help.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   Tests generation and compilation of the help mojo.
 
 help:test
+  Deprecated. As of 1.0, use the "quoted" goal instead.
+
   MOJO-DESCRIPTION. Some 'quotation' marks and backslashes '\\', some important
   javadoc
   and an inline link to AnotherMojo.
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/resources/help-class-source.vm b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/resources/help-class-source.vm
index 2a2765e..8555e71 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/resources/help-class-source.vm
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/resources/help-class-source.vm
@@ -282,16 +282,16 @@ public class HelpMojo
         {
             append( sb, goalPrefix + ":" + mojoGoal, 0 );
             Node deprecated = findSingleChild( mojo, "deprecated" );
-            if ( ( deprecated != null ) && isNotEmpty( deprecated.getNodeValue() ) )
+            if ( ( deprecated != null ) && isNotEmpty( deprecated.getTextContent() ) )
             {
-                append( sb, "Deprecated. " + deprecated, 1 );
+                append( sb, "Deprecated. " + deprecated.getTextContent(), 1 );
                 if ( detail && description != null )
                 {
                     append( sb, "", 0 );
                     append( sb, description.getTextContent(), 1 );
                 }
             }
-            else if (description != null )
+            else if ( description != null )
             {
                 append( sb, description.getTextContent(), 1 );
             }