diff --git a/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js b/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js
index 2cf2ee47c86..51f78edb1fe 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "disallow use of the Buffer() constructor",
+            description: "disallow use of the `Buffer()` constructor",
             category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-buffer-constructor"