diff --git a/Doc/c-api/long.rst b/Doc/c-api/long.rst
index b8fced59d94..51c88c91267 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/long.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/long.rst
@@ -133,27 +133,27 @@ Long Integer Objects
    and ``-1`` will be returned.
 
 
-.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int* overflow)
+.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int *overflow)
 
    Return a C :ctype:`long` representation of the contents of
    *pylong*.  If *pylong* is greater than :const:`LONG_MAX` or less
    than :const:`LONG_MIN`, set `*overflow` to ``1`` or ``-1``,
    respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set `*overflow` to
    ``0``.  If any other exception occurs (for example a TypeError or
-   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and ``*overflow`` will
+   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and `*overflow` will
    be ``0``.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.7
 
 
-.. cfunction:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int* overflow)
+.. cfunction:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int *overflow)
 
    Return a C :ctype:`long long` representation of the contents of
    *pylong*.  If *pylong* is greater than :const:`PY_LLONG_MAX` or less
    than :const:`PY_LLONG_MIN`, set `*overflow` to ``1`` or ``-1``,
    respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set `*overflow` to
    ``0``.  If any other exception occurs (for example a TypeError or
-   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and ``*overflow`` will
+   MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and `*overflow` will
    be ``0``.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.7