diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index 08fd50dbf3..2146484aa1 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ prompts.
 The :djadminopt:`--database` option may be used to specify the database
 to flush.
 
---no-initial-data
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``--no-initial-data``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.5
 
@@ -1068,8 +1068,8 @@ prompts.
 The :djadminopt:`--database` option can be used to specify the database to
 synchronize.
 
---no-initial-data
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``--no-initial-data``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.5