diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index d3b2c15..783259c 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@
 Once those definitions are executed, the ordered dictionary is fully populated
 and the metaclass's :meth:`__new__` method gets invoked.  That method builds
 the new type and it saves the ordered dictionary keys in an attribute
-called *members*.
+called ``members``.
 
 
 Customizing instance and subclass checks