diff --git a/docs/reference/configuration.rst b/docs/reference/configuration.rst
index 988e042d0297..d10dae96d203 100644
--- a/docs/reference/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/configuration.rst
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Resource usage
 
 :eql:synopsis:`net_http_max_connections -> int64`
   The maximum number of concurrent HTTP connections to allow when using the
-  `std::net::http` module.
+  ``std::net::http`` module.
 
 Query planning
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