diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index d663aebfeefe8..cfd6c20ce42e5 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ bit 1  print system memory info
 bit 2  print timer info
 bit 3  print locks info if ``CONFIG_LOCKDEP`` is on
 bit 4  print ftrace buffer
-bit 5: print all printk messages in buffer
-bit 6: print all CPUs backtrace (if available in the arch)
+bit 5  print all printk messages in buffer
+bit 6  print all CPUs backtrace (if available in the arch)
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 So for example to print tasks and memory info on panic, user can::