diff --git a/docs/CODING_STYLE.md b/docs/CODING_STYLE.md
index fcf787d372e..0e761227348 100644
--- a/docs/CODING_STYLE.md
+++ b/docs/CODING_STYLE.md
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
   if (r < 0)
           return log_error_errno(r, "Some function failed: %m");
   /* → empty line here is good */
+  ```
 
 - In shell scripts, do not use whitespace after the redirection operator
   (`>some/file` instead of `> some/file`, `<<EOF` instead of `<< EOF`).