diff --git a/doc/source/dev_guide/testing.rst b/doc/source/dev_guide/testing.rst
index 4a0933015f..0807fbc905 100644
--- a/doc/source/dev_guide/testing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/dev_guide/testing.rst
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ Testing Satpy-based applications
 
 The ``satpy.testing`` modules provides tools for writing tests of applications that use Satpy.
 
-- For faking reading, you can use `:func:satpy.testing.fake_satpy_reading`.
+- For faking reading, you can use ``:func:satpy.testing.fake_satpy_reading``.