diff --git a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/cluster-node-setting-changes.asciidoc b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/cluster-node-setting-changes.asciidoc
index dfeaecc15658..36201e497354 100644
--- a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/cluster-node-setting-changes.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/cluster-node-setting-changes.asciidoc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ setting. Specifying this setting in `elasticsearch.yml` will result in an error
 on startup.
 ====
 
-.cluster.join.timeout` has been removed.
+.`cluster.join.timeout` has been removed.
 [%collapsible]
 ====
 *Details* +