diff --git a/numeric.c b/numeric.c
index d56cf18ff2..b1fe7e6274 100644
--- a/numeric.c
+++ b/numeric.c
@@ -1550,8 +1550,8 @@ rb_float_pow(VALUE x, VALUE y)
  *    1.eql?(Rational(1, 1)) # => false
  *    1.eql?(Complex(1, 0))  # => false
  *
- *  \Method +eql?+ is different from +==+ in that +eql?+ requires matching types,
- *  while +==+ does not.
+ *  \Method +eql?+ is different from <tt>==</tt> in that +eql?+ requires matching types,
+ *  while <tt>==</tt> does not.
  *
  */