diff --git a/docs/source/pynq_libraries/axiiic.rst b/docs/source/pynq_libraries/axiiic.rst
index 00b7752c68..172ebe7be9 100644
--- a/docs/source/pynq_libraries/axiiic.rst
+++ b/docs/source/pynq_libraries/axiiic.rst
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@ The ``send()`` and ``receive()`` methods are used to read and write data.
 
     send(address, data, length, option=0)
 
-  * address is the address of the IIC peripheral
-  * data is an array of bytes to be sent to the IP
-  * length is the number of bytes to be transferred
-  * option allows an IIC *repeated start* 
+* address is the address of the IIC peripheral
+* data is an array of bytes to be sent to the IP
+* length is the number of bytes to be transferred
+* option allows an IIC *repeated start* 
+
+.. code-block:: Python
 
-  .. code-block:: Python
     receive(address, data, length, option=0)
 
-  * address is the address of the IIC peripheral
-  * data is an array of bytes to receive data from the IP
-  * length is the number of bytes to be received
-  * option allows an IIC *repeated start* 
+* address is the address of the IIC peripheral
+* data is an array of bytes to receive data from the IP
+* length is the number of bytes to be received
+* option allows an IIC *repeated start* 
 
 More information about the AxiIIC module and the API for reading, writing
 and waiting can be found in the :ref:`pynq-lib-axiiic` sections.