diff --git a/Doc/library/http.server.rst b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
index 4bf5178e755..1ca16208130 100644
--- a/Doc/library/http.server.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ the current directory. ::
    print("serving at port", PORT)
    httpd.serve_forever()
 
-:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the :cmdoption:`-m`
+:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the :option:`-m`
 switch of the interpreter a with ``port number`` argument.  Similar to
 the previous example, this serves files relative to the current directory. ::