diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py
index 2cf42ab..17fa62e 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ options:
     description:
     - SQL query to run. Multiple queries can be passed using YAML list syntax.
     - Must be a string or YAML list containing strings.
-    - If you use named_args or positional_args any C(%) will be interpreted
+    - If you use I(named_args) or I(positional_args) any C(%) will be interpreted
       as a formatting character. All literal C(%) characters in the query should be
       escaped as C(%%).
     - Note that if you use the C(IF EXISTS/IF NOT EXISTS) clauses in your query