diff --git a/pep-0419.txt b/pep-0419.txt
index 97814d69e..bf3c01a86 100644
--- a/pep-0419.txt
+++ b/pep-0419.txt
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ cleanup handlers, be prepared to handle ``InterruptedError``
 explicitly.  An example of such code might be a file-based lock
 implementation.
 
-:func:`signal.pthread_sigmask` can be used to block signals inside
+``signal.pthread_sigmask`` can be used to block signals inside
 cleanup handlers which can be interrupted with ``EINTR``.