diff --git a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
index 8bc3520..211bf01 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ contextual information."
 	      (org-export-format-code-default src-block info)))
      ;; Case 2.  Other blocks
      (t
-      (format "@example\n%s@end example"
+      (format "@example\n@verbatim\n%s@end verbatim\n@end example"
 	      (org-export-format-code-default src-block info))))))
 
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