diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 3bb4ca9f..29b11490 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ v0.10.0 (in development)
 
 - :issue:`256`: Fix crash caused by non-ASCII characters in paths returned from
   ``glib``. The bug can be worked around by overriding the settings that
-  includes offending `$XDG_` variables.
+  includes offending ``$XDG_`` variables.
 
 
 v0.9.0 (2012-11-21)