diff --git a/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs b/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs
index 8a89f72ca5cbb..abd44b47f9886 100644
--- a/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/iter/traits/iterator.rs
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ pub trait Iterator {
     ///
     /// let mut iter = xs.iter().peekable();
     ///
-    /// // peek_mut() lets us see into the future
+    /// // `peek_mut()` lets us see into the future
     /// assert_eq!(iter.peek_mut(), Some(&mut &1));
     /// assert_eq!(iter.peek_mut(), Some(&mut &1));
     /// assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&1));