diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/vdo.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/vdo.rst
index 7e1ecafdf91e31b2a83606b82015691b5f6bb1a3..c69ac186863a317b80c3c3adc1aa1d28a9816a64 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/vdo.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/vdo.rst
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ Messages
 All vdo devices accept messages in the form:
 
 ::
+
         dmsetup message <target-name> 0 <message-name> <message-parameters>
 
 The messages are: