diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index bf28de5fb..f8e9882f7 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -3641,9 +3641,9 @@
* `"mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h"`.
* This header file specifies the compile-time configuration of Mbed TLS.
*
- * This macro is expanded after an `#include` directive. This is a popular but
+ * This macro is expanded after an \#include directive. This is a popular but
* non-standard feature of the C language, so this feature is only available
- * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an `#include` line.
+ * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an \#include line.
*
* The value of this symbol is typically a path in double quotes, relative
* to a directory on the include search pah.
@@ -3656,9 +3656,9 @@
* If defined, this is a header which will be included after
* `"mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h"` or #MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE.
*
- * This macro is expanded after an `#include` directive. This is a popular but
+ * This macro is expanded after an \#include directive. This is a popular but
* non-standard feature of the C language, so this feature is only available
- * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an `#include` line.
+ * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an \#include line.
*
* The value of this symbol is typically a path in double quotes, relative
* to a directory on the include search pah.
@@ -3674,9 +3674,9 @@
* through the PSA API when #MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_CONFIG is enabled, and
* is not used when #MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_CONFIG is disabled.
*
- * This macro is expanded after an `#include` directive. This is a popular but
+ * This macro is expanded after an \#include directive. This is a popular but
* non-standard feature of the C language, so this feature is only available
- * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an `#include` line.
+ * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an \#include line.
*
* The value of this symbol is typically a path in double quotes, relative
* to a directory on the include search pah.
@@ -3689,9 +3689,9 @@
* If defined, this is a header which will be included after
* `"psa/crypto_config.h"` or #MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_CONFIG_FILE.
*
- * This macro is expanded after an `#include` directive. This is a popular but
+ * This macro is expanded after an \#include directive. This is a popular but
* non-standard feature of the C language, so this feature is only available
- * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an `#include` line.
+ * with compilers that perform macro expansion on an \#include line.
*
* The value of this symbol is typically a path in double quotes, relative
* to a directory on the include search pah.