diff --git a/compiler/ast2nif.nim b/compiler/ast2nif.nim
index b5f229d94afa..b8c14ae445e8 100644
--- a/compiler/ast2nif.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast2nif.nim
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ proc toNifIndexFilename*(conf: ConfigRef; f: FileIndex): string =
   result = toGeneratedFile(conf, AbsoluteFile(suffix), ".s.idx.nif").string
 
 proc parseTypeSymIdToItemId*(c: var DecodeContext; symId: nifstreams.SymId): ItemId =
-  ## Parses a type SymId (format: "`tN.modulesuffix") to extract ItemId.
+  ## Parses a type SymId (format: `"`tN.modulesuffix"`) to extract ItemId.
   let s = pool.syms[symId]
   if not s.startsWith("`t"):
     return ItemId(module: -1, item: 0)