diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 3ea46f674..e3a68b58e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ Debugging Tips
 * Set the debugging options in the `Docutils configuration file
   <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/config.html>`_.
 
-* JavaScript stemming algorithms in `sphinx/search/*.py` (except `en.py`) are
+* JavaScript stemming algorithms in ``sphinx/search/*.py`` (except ``en.py``) are
   generated by this
   `modified snowballcode generator <https://github.com/shibukawa/snowball>`_.
   Generated `JSX <http://jsx.github.io/>`_ files are