diff --git a/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml b/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
index e72c585122..38855b9d82 100644
--- a/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
+++ b/base_classes/NXdata.nxdl.xml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 	</attribute>
 	<attribute name="target">
         <doc>
-		    Points to the path of a group defining the data to which this NXdata group refers.
+			Points to the path of a group defining the data to which this NXdata group refers.
 
 			This attribute indicates the **origin** of the ``NXdata`` group, thereby providing an association to
 			further metadata that define the physical quantity that the data represents. It can be used to
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 
 			Example:
 			    If the root-level ``NXdata`` corresponds to a readout of a specific detector called "my_detector", ``@target`` points
-				to that ``NXdata`` group of the `NXdetector` group describing that detector:
+				to that ``NXdata`` group of the ``NXdetector`` group describing that detector:
 
 				  @target: '/entry/instrument/my_detector/data'
         </doc>