diff --git a/base/regex.jl b/base/regex.jl
index 3ea60fd7ff4f2d..75e8dcc70e8216 100644
--- a/base/regex.jl
+++ b/base/regex.jl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ after the ending quote, to change its behaviour:
 
 For example, this regex has all three flags enabled:
 
-```julia-repl
+```jldoctest
 julia> match(r"a+.*b+.*?d\$"ism, "Goodbye,\\nOh, angry,\\nBad world\\n")
 RegexMatch("angry,\\nBad world")
 ```