diff --git a/docs/bugpattern/Var.md b/docs/bugpattern/Var.md
index d5f86bfbb26..5c923fa0ea1 100644
--- a/docs/bugpattern/Var.md
+++ b/docs/bugpattern/Var.md
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ Since Java 8 can infer whether a local variable or parameter is effectively
 explicitly marking local variables and parameters as `final` is discouraged.
 
 The annotation can also be applied to fields to indicate that the field is
-deliberately non-final, but the use of @Var on fields is not required.
+deliberately non-final, but the use of `@Var` on fields is not required.