diff --git a/docs/fastcgi.txt b/docs/fastcgi.txt
index 2791403a2f..37a68d84c5 100644
--- a/docs/fastcgi.txt
+++ b/docs/fastcgi.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ Protocols
 
 Django supports all the protocols that flup_ does, namely fastcgi_, `SCGI`_ and `AJP1.3`_
 (the Apache JServ Protocol, version 1.3). Select your preferred protocol by using the
-`protocol=`<protocol_name> option with `./manage.py runfcgi` -- where <protocol_name>
-may be one of: `fcgi` (the default), `scgi` or `ajp`. For example::
+``protocol=``<protocol_name> option with ``./manage.py runfcgi`` -- where <protocol_name>
+may be one of: ``fcgi`` (the default), ``scgi`` or ``ajp``. For example::
 
     ./manage.py runfcgi --protocol=scgi