diff --git a/base/lock.jl b/base/lock.jl
index 993b771d73f1e..5fca3a982f22d 100644
--- a/base/lock.jl
+++ b/base/lock.jl
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ macro lock_nofail(l, expr)
 end
 
 """
-  Lockable(value, lock = ReentrantLock())
+    Lockable(value, lock = ReentrantLock())
 
 Creates a `Lockable` object that wraps `value` and
 associates it with the provided `lock`. This object
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Lockable(value) = Lockable(value, ReentrantLock())
 getindex(l::Lockable) = (assert_havelock(l.lock); l.value)
 
 """
-  lock(f::Function, l::Lockable)
+    lock(f::Function, l::Lockable)
 
 Acquire the lock associated with `l`, execute `f` with the lock held,
 and release the lock when `f` returns. `f` will receive one positional