diff --git a/doc/misc/reftex.texi b/doc/misc/reftex.texi
index 5adc616e798..623e10e095f 100644
--- a/doc/misc/reftex.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/reftex.texi
@@ -4507,7 +4507,7 @@ In order to configure this variable, you can either set
 @code{reftex-cite-format} directly yourself or set it to the
 @emph{symbol} of one of the predefined styles.  The predefined symbols
 are those which have an association in the constant
-@code{reftex-cite-format-builtin})  E.g.: @code{(setq reftex-cite-format
+@code{reftex-cite-format-builtin}, e.g.: @code{(setq reftex-cite-format
 'natbib)}.
 @end defopt