diff --git a/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst b/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst
index 642847b22..38814d1af 100644
--- a/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst
+++ b/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Compression
 ===========
 
 For a repository using at least repository format version 2, you can configure how data
-is compressed with the option ``--compression``. It can be set to ```auto``` (the default,
+is compressed with the option ``--compression``. It can be set to ``auto`` (the default,
 which will compress very fast), ``max`` (which will trade backup speed and CPU usage for
 slightly better compression), or ``off`` (which disables compression). Each setting is
 only applied for the single run of restic. The option can also be set via the environment