diff --git a/base/reflection.jl b/base/reflection.jl
index cea15fc4464a9..805e1bfe1390d 100644
--- a/base/reflection.jl
+++ b/base/reflection.jl
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ internals.
 
 One can put the argument types in a tuple to get the corresponding `code_ircode`.
 
-```jldoctest
+```julia
 julia> Base.code_ircode(+, (Float64, Int64))
 1-element Vector{Any}:
  388 1 ─ %1 = Base.sitofp(Float64, _3)::Float64