diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/config/config_type.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/config/config_type.rs
index e37ed798cb559..c5e61658ad1ed 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/config/config_type.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/config/config_type.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::config::options::{IgnoreList, WidthHeuristics};
 /// Trait for types that can be used in `Config`.
 pub(crate) trait ConfigType: Sized {
     /// Returns hint text for use in `Config::print_docs()`. For enum types, this is a
-    /// pipe-separated list of variants; for other types it returns "<type>".
+    /// pipe-separated list of variants; for other types it returns `<type>`.
     fn doc_hint() -> String;
 }