diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/default.txt b/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
index e42ea79bfe..c60e83df30 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ All authentication views
 This is a list with all the views ``django.contrib.auth`` provides. For
 implementation details see :ref:`using-the-views`.
 
-.. function:: login(request, template_name=`registration/login.html`, redirect_field_name=, authentication_form, current_app, extra_context])
+.. function:: login(request, template_name=`registration/login.html`, redirect_field_name=, authentication_form, current_app, extra_context)
 
     **URL name:** ``login``