1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tools/make_rst.py b/doc/tools/make_rst.py
index cd7de085d8..a8569413ec 100755
--- a/doc/tools/make_rst.py
+++ b/doc/tools/make_rst.py
@@ -1480,6 +1480,8 @@ def format_text_block(
                                 )
 
                         tag_text = f"``{link_target}``"
+                        escape_pre = True
+                        escape_post = True
 
             # Formatting directives.