diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 6769a0c5e..502691a91 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ installExprFunction <- function(expr, name, eval.env = parent.frame(2),
 #'   contains pairs of square brackets `[]`. For example, the query
 #'   \samp{a[i1][j1]=x&b[i1][j1]=y&b[i2][j1]=z} will be parsed as `list(a =
 #'   list(i1 = list(j1 = 'x')), b = list(i1 = list(j1 = 'y'), i2 = list(j1 =
-#'   'z')))` when `nested = TRUE`, and `list(`a[i1][j1]` = 'x',
-#'   `b[i1][j1]` = 'y', `b[i2][j1]` = 'z')` when `nested = FALSE`.
+#'   'z')))` when `nested = TRUE`, and \code{list(`a[i1][j1]` = 'x',
+#'   `b[i1][j1]` = 'y', `b[i2][j1]` = 'z')} when `nested = FALSE`.
 #' @export
 #' @examples
 #' parseQueryString("?foo=1&bar=b%20a%20r")
diff --git a/man/parseQueryString.Rd b/man/parseQueryString.Rd
index 7539387e3..7074fb6d4 100644
--- a/man/parseQueryString.Rd
+++ b/man/parseQueryString.Rd
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ parseQueryString(str, nested = FALSE)
 
 \item{nested}{Whether to parse the query string of as a nested list when it
 contains pairs of square brackets \code{[]}. For example, the query
-\samp{a[i1][j1]=x&b[i1][j1]=y&b[i2][j1]=z} will be parsed as \code{list(a =
-  list(i1 = list(j1 = 'x')), b = list(i1 = list(j1 = 'y'), i2 = list(j1 =
-  'z')))} when \code{nested = TRUE}, and \code{list(`a[i1][j1]` = 'x',
+\samp{a[i1][j1]=x&b[i1][j1]=y&b[i2][j1]=z} will be parsed as \code{list(a = list(i1 = list(j1 = 'x')), b = list(i1 = list(j1 = 'y'), i2 = list(j1 = 'z')))} when \code{nested = TRUE}, and \code{list(`a[i1][j1]` = 'x',
   `b[i1][j1]` = 'y', `b[i2][j1]` = 'z')} when \code{nested = FALSE}.}
 }
 \description{