diff --git a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
index 36f0041a..21e3f977 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ Message can be multi-line.
 
 ### Other
 
-'-pid' *path*
+`-pid` *path*
 
 Make **rofi** create a pid file and check this on startup. Avoiding multiple copies running
 simultaneously. This is useful when running **rofi** from a keybinding daemon.
diff --git a/doc/rofi.1 b/doc/rofi.1
index 6bb03a1b..d3b91151 100644
--- a/doc/rofi.1
+++ b/doc/rofi.1
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ default: {w} {c} {t}
 Popup a message dialog (used internally for showing errors) with \fImessage\fR\. Message can be multi\-line\.
 .
 .SS "Other"
-\'\-pid\' \fIpath\fR
+\fB\-pid\fR \fIpath\fR
 .
 .P
 Make \fBrofi\fR create a pid file and check this on startup\. Avoiding multiple copies running simultaneously\. This is useful when running \fBrofi\fR from a keybinding daemon\.