diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 0f08c81794b5b2..569e47a0e091e9 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ Any text after a `#` is treated as a comment:
 PORT=3000 # This is also a comment
 ```
 
-Values can start and end with the following quotes: `\`, `"` or `'`.
+Values can start and end with the following quotes: `` ` ``, `"` or `'`.
 They are omitted from the values.
 
 ```text