diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 92014582ee7db8..46c2cad5e88a8b 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ Write reports in a compact format, single-line JSON, more easily consumable
 by log processing systems than the default multi-line format designed for
 human consumption.
 
-### --report-dir=directory`, `report-directory=directory`
+### `--report-dir=directory`, `report-directory=directory`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v11.8.0
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