diff --git a/docs/usage/serve.rst b/docs/usage/serve.rst
index 19d2f6e754..acd8c876de 100644
--- a/docs/usage/serve.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/serve.rst
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ If you then run borg commands with ``--lock-wait 600``, this gives sufficient ti
 You may, of course, modify the timeout values demonstrated above to values that suit your environment and use case.
 
 When the client is untrusted, it is a good idea to set the backup
-user's shell to a simple implementation (The example /bin/sh may or may
+user's shell to a simple implementation (``/bin/sh`` is only an example and may or may
 not be such a simple implementation)::
 
   chsh -s /bin/sh BORGUSER