diff --git a/src/doc/tutorial.md b/src/doc/tutorial.md
index 0522def2d0f03..10f67876e508f 100644
--- a/src/doc/tutorial.md
+++ b/src/doc/tutorial.md
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ let mut b = Foo { x: 5, y: box 10 };
 b.x = 10;
 ~~~~
 
-If an object doesn't contain any non-Send types, it consists of a single
+If an object doesn't contain any non-`Send` types, it consists of a single
 ownership tree and is itself given the `Send` trait which allows it to be sent
 between tasks. Custom destructors can only be implemented directly on types
 that are `Send`, but non-`Send` types can still *contain* types with custom