#7725: fix referencing issue.

diff --git a/Doc/library/profile.rst b/Doc/library/profile.rst
index 8370f4df65634a88cfb87822414132513cecfd73..a69a0da378820b4f2d2b19882c53c2340c6e951c 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/library/profile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/profile.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ script.  For example::
 
    cProfile.py [-o output_file] [-s sort_order]
 
-:option:`-s` only applies to standard output (:option:`-o` is not supplied).
+``-s`` only applies to standard output (``-o`` is not supplied).
 Look in the :class:`Stats` documentation for valid sort values.
 
 When you wish to review the profile, you should use the methods in the