diff --git a/yamllint/rules/key_ordering.py b/yamllint/rules/key_ordering.py
index b096cf47..262d58b0 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/key_ordering.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/key_ordering.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 .. rubric:: Options
 
-* ``ignored-keys`` is a list of PCRE regexes defining a set of keys to be ignored while ordering, if
-  they match any regex. Default is an empty list.
+* ``ignored-keys`` is a list of PCRE regexes defining a set of keys to be
+  ignored while ordering, if they match any regex. Default is an empty list.
 
 .. rubric:: Default values (when enabled)