diff --git a/pep-3103.txt b/pep-3103.txt
index c67310439..eff752b9b 100644
--- a/pep-3103.txt
+++ b/pep-3103.txt
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ like this::
 
     case [*]EXPR, [*]EXPR, ...:
 
-The * notation is similar to the use of prefix * already in use for
+The `*` notation is similar to the use of prefix `*` already in use for
 variable-length parameter lists and for passing computed argument
 lists, and often proposed for value-unpacking (e.g.  "a, b, *c = X" as
 an alternative to "(a, b), c = X[:2], X[2:]").