diff --git a/doc/godebug.md b/doc/godebug.md
index 44e5a6e5b4..44f5dfd16d 100644
--- a/doc/godebug.md
+++ b/doc/godebug.md
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ are also treated as invalid.
 The defaults that will be compiled into a main package
 are reported by the command:
 
+{{raw `
 	go list -f '{{.DefaultGODEBUG}}' my/main/package
+`}}
 
 Only differences from the base Go toolchain defaults are reported.