diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs
index f8012597b8..a3d368cc47 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl Command for Watch {
             .named(
                 "recursive",
                 SyntaxShape::Boolean,
-                "Watch all directories under <path> recursively. Will be ignored if <path> is a file (default: true)",
+                "Watch all directories under `<path>` recursively. Will be ignored if `<path>` is a file (default: true)",
                 Some('r'),
             )
             .switch("verbose", "Operate in verbose mode (default: false)", Some('v'))