diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index 3579fc9c19..4caf388b81 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ Methods
 
 .. method:: HttpRequest.is_ajax()
 
-   Returns ``True`` if the request was made via an ``XMLHttpRequest``, by
-   checking the ``HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH`` header for the string
-   ``'XMLHttpRequest'``. Most modern JavaScript libraries send this header.
-   If you write your own XMLHttpRequest call (on the browser side), you'll
-   have to set this header manually if you want ``is_ajax()`` to work.
+    Returns ``True`` if the request was made via an ``XMLHttpRequest``, by
+    checking the ``HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH`` header for the string
+    ``'XMLHttpRequest'``. Most modern JavaScript libraries send this header.
+    If you write your own XMLHttpRequest call (on the browser side), you'll
+    have to set this header manually if you want ``is_ajax()`` to work.
 
     If a response varies on whether or not it's requested via AJAX and you are
     using some form of caching like Django's :mod:`cache middleware