diff --git a/doc_src/printf.txt b/doc_src/printf.txt
index 5e22db986..49fb0ad6a 100644
--- a/doc_src/printf.txt
+++ b/doc_src/printf.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ printf also knows a number of backslash escapes:
 - `\uhhhh` 16-bit Unicode character (hhhh is 4 digits)
 - `\Uhhhhhhhh` 32-bit Unicode character (hhhhhhhh is 8 digits)
 
-The `format' argument is re-used as many times as necessary to convert all of the given arguments. If a format specifier is not appropriate for the given argument, an error is printed. For example, `printf '%d' "102.234"` produces an error, as "102.234" cannot be formatted as an integer.
+The `format` argument is re-used as many times as necessary to convert all of the given arguments. If a format specifier is not appropriate for the given argument, an error is printed. For example, `printf '%d' "102.234"` produces an error, as "102.234" cannot be formatted as an integer.
 
 This file has been imported from the printf in GNU Coreutils version 6.9. If you would like to use a newer version of printf, for example the one shipped with your OS, try `command printf`.