diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Diagnostic/Location.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Diagnostic/Location.cs
index cfdedfc1b136e90dc69ed262ce9fb209de10a23c..b7231a06cc06d8fabb770b632202f5363c439034 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Diagnostic/Location.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Diagnostic/Location.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public virtual FileLinePositionSpan GetLineSpan()
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the location in terms of path, line and column after applying source line mapping directives
-        /// (<code>#line</code> in C# or <code>#ExternalSource</code> in VB). 
+        /// (`#line` in C# or `#ExternalSource` in VB).
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>
         /// <see cref="FileLinePositionSpan"/> that contains file, line and column information,