diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/init.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/init.mdx
index 3c980f9419..05e679b2ef 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/init.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/init.mdx
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ You can modify `terraform init`'s plugin behavior with the following options:
 
 The valid values for the lockfile mode are as follows:
 
-* readonly: suppress the lockfile changes, but verify checksums against the
+* `readonly`: suppress the lockfile changes, but verify checksums against the
   information already recorded. It conflicts with the `-upgrade` flag. If you
   update the lockfile with third-party dependency management tools, it would be
   useful to control when it changes explicitly.