diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/path.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/path.py
index fad52eae84a..e9e9671cc35 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/path.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/path.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def module_names(path, recursive=False):
 
 def basename(path):
     """
-    Equivalent to os.path.basename, but skips a "//" prefix.
+    Equivalent to ``os.path.basename``, but skips a "//" prefix.
 
     Use for Windows compatibility.
     """