diff --git a/doc/developer-guides/hld/hld-devicemodel.rst b/doc/developer-guides/hld/hld-devicemodel.rst
index 65ca46113..db0a6fb59 100644
--- a/doc/developer-guides/hld/hld-devicemodel.rst
+++ b/doc/developer-guides/hld/hld-devicemodel.rst
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ l, lpc <lpc_device_configuration>
      mediator and UART DM.
    - ``lpc_port`` is com1 or com2. IOC mediator needs one unassigned lpc
      port for data transfer between User OS and Service OS.
-   - "wakeup_reason" is IOC mediator boot up reason, where each bit represents
+   - ``wakeup_reason`` is IOC mediator boot up reason, where each bit represents
      one wakeup reason.
 
      Currently the wakeup reason bits supported by IOC firmware are: