diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index 3f70ea3c1db..9e3d6bc4382 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ prompts.
 The :djadminopt:`--database` option may be used to specify the database
 to flush.
 
---no-initial-data
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``--no-initial-data``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.5
 
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ prompts.
 The :djadminopt:`--database` option can be used to specify the database to
 synchronize.
 
---no-initial-data
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``--no-initial-data``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.5