diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
index afa11024279a7e9e81a35b9f8fe574d80519c48c..4e611a01adc635c56e9729b191481a6b13afce09 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ In function prototypes, include parameter names with their data types.
 Although this is not required by the C language, it is preferred in Linux
 because it is a simple way to add valuable information for the reader.
 
-Do not use the `extern' keyword with function prototypes as this makes
+Do not use the ``extern`` keyword with function prototypes as this makes
 lines longer and isn't strictly necessary.