diff --git a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
index 83b98f9..843707d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@
 
 Compiling the interpreter with the :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` macro defined produces
 what is generally meant by "a debug build" of Python. :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` is
-enabled in the Unix build by adding :option:`--with-pydebug` to the
-:file:`configure` command.  It is also implied by the presence of the
+enabled in the Unix build by adding ``--with-pydebug`` to the
+:file:`./configure` command.  It is also implied by the presence of the
 not-Python-specific :c:macro:`_DEBUG` macro.  When :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` is enabled
 in the Unix build, compiler optimization is disabled.
 
diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index a32b7ab..b471828 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
 -----
 
 The :mod:`pyexpat` extension is built using an included copy of the expat
-sources unless the build is configured :option:`--with-system-expat`::
+sources unless the build is configured ``--with-system-expat``::
 
   Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd
                                  and Clark Cooper
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
 ------
 
 The :mod:`_ctypes` extension is built using an included copy of the libffi
-sources unless the build is configured :option:`--with-system-libffi`::
+sources unless the build is configured ``--with-system-libffi``::
 
    Copyright (c) 1996-2008  Red Hat, Inc and others.
 
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index d1f47eb..16a753c 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Setting these variables only has an effect in a debug build of Python, that is,
-if Python was configured with the :option:`--with-pydebug` build option.
+if Python was configured with the ``--with-pydebug`` build option.
 
 .. envvar:: PYTHONTHREADDEBUG