diff --git a/pep-0390.txt b/pep-0390.txt
index f10d4fd53..502e43a4f 100644
--- a/pep-0390.txt
+++ b/pep-0390.txt
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ Impact on PKG-INFO generation and PEP 314
 =========================================
 
 When ``PKG-INFO`` is generated by Distutils, every field that relies on a
-condition will have that condition written at the end of the line, after a `;`
-separator::
+condition will have that condition written at the end of the line, after a
+``;`` separator::
 
     Metadata-Version: 1.2
     Name: distribute