diff --git a/doc/plugins/moderatedcomments.mdwn b/doc/plugins/moderatedcomments.mdwn
index c29b0b052..f9466e833 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/moderatedcomments.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/moderatedcomments.mdwn
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ By default, all comments made by anyone who is not an admin will be held
 for moderation. The `moderate_pagespec` setting can be used to specify a
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] to match comments and users who should be moderated.
 For example, to avoid moderating comments from logged-in users, set
-`moderate_pagespec` to "!user(*)". Or to moderate everyone except for
-admins, set it to "!admin(*)".
+`moderate_pagespec` to "`!user(*)`". Or to moderate everyone except for
+admins, set it to "`!admin(*)`".