diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio
index e0d4e5e2dd90..b8b0fd341c17 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Description:
   GPIOs are identified as they are inside the kernel, using integers in
   the range 0..INT_MAX.  See Documentation/admin-guide/gpio for more information.
 
+  ::
+
     /sys/class/gpio
 	/export ... asks the kernel to export a GPIO to userspace
 	/unexport ... to return a GPIO to the kernel
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-obsolete.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-obsolete.rst
index cda9168445a5..d095867899c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-obsolete.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-obsolete.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ The description of the interface will document the reason why it is
 obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed.
 
 .. kernel-abi:: $srctree/Documentation/ABI/obsolete
+   :rst:
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-removed.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-removed.rst
index 497978fc9632..f7e9e43023c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-removed.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/abi-removed.rst
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ ABI removed symbols
 ===================
 
 .. kernel-abi:: $srctree/Documentation/ABI/removed
+   :rst: