diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsProbe.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsProbe.java
index 6d264afb6c7..ef8d8521ad7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsProbe.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/os/OsProbe.java
@@ -400,9 +400,11 @@ public class OsProbe {
      * {@code cpu} subsystem. These lines represent the CPU time
      * statistics and have the form
      * <p>
+     * <pre>
      * nr_periods \d+
      * nr_throttled \d+
      * throttled_time \d+
+     * </pre>
      * <p>
      * where {@code nr_periods} is the number of period intervals
      * as specified by {@code cpu.cfs_period_us} that have elapsed,