diff --git a/docs/macos.rst b/docs/macos.rst
index 1ca3f0243e6..941d5019489 100644
--- a/docs/macos.rst
+++ b/docs/macos.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ hardware-accelerated system OpenGL framework, to provide hardware acceleration
 to X11 applications on macOS running via XQuartz.
 
 Mesa's software rasterizers also work on macOS. To build, set the build options
-`-Dosmesa=true -Dglx=xlib` and select an appropriate Gallium software
+``-Dosmesa=true -Dglx=xlib`` and select an appropriate Gallium software
 rasterizer.
 
 For native hardware, stay tuned for updates here!