diff --git a/docs/AutomaticReferenceCounting.rst b/docs/AutomaticReferenceCounting.rst
index 56a922b..385b51f 100644
--- a/docs/AutomaticReferenceCounting.rst
+++ b/docs/AutomaticReferenceCounting.rst
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@
 C retainable pointer types
 --------------------------
 
-A type is a :arc-term:`C retainable pointer type`` if it is a pointer to
+A type is a :arc-term:`C retainable pointer type` if it is a pointer to
 (possibly qualified) ``void`` or a pointer to a (possibly qualifier) ``struct``
 or ``class`` type.