diff --git a/docs/topics/forms/index.txt b/docs/topics/forms/index.txt
index a8730871e5..8f7d25ddcb 100644
--- a/docs/topics/forms/index.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/forms/index.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ all in plaintext. Neither would it be suitable for large quantities of data,
 or for binary data, such as an image. A web application that uses ``GET``
 requests for admin forms is a security risk: it can be easy for an attacker to
 mimic a form's request to gain access to sensitive parts of the system.
-``POST``, coupled with other protections like Django's:doc:`CSRF protection
+``POST``, coupled with other protections like Django's :doc:`CSRF protection
 </ref/contrib/csrf/>` offers more control over access.
 
 On the other hand, ``GET`` is suitable for things like a web search form,