diff --git a/cmd/compose/exec.go b/cmd/compose/exec.go
index e68cd0f1738..88b6d20a9ba 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/exec.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func execCommand(p *ProjectOptions, dockerCli command.Cli, backend api.Compose)
 	runCmd.Flags().IntVar(&opts.index, "index", 0, "Index of the container if service has multiple replicas")
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.privileged, "privileged", "", false, "Give extended privileges to the process")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.user, "user", "u", "", "Run the command as this user")
-	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.noTty, "no-tty", "T", !dockerCli.Out().IsTerminal(), "Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY.")
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.noTty, "no-tty", "T", !dockerCli.Out().IsTerminal(), "Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default 'docker compose exec' allocates a TTY.")
 	runCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.workingDir, "workdir", "w", "", "Path to workdir directory for this command")
 
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.interactive, "interactive", "i", true, "Keep STDIN open even if not attached")
diff --git a/docs/reference/compose_exec.md b/docs/reference/compose_exec.md
index ab3bbbe3526..312219e7316 100644
--- a/docs/reference/compose_exec.md
+++ b/docs/reference/compose_exec.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ a script.
 | `--dry-run`       | `bool`        |         | Execute command in dry run mode                                                  |
 | `-e`, `--env`     | `stringArray` |         | Set environment variables                                                        |
 | `--index`         | `int`         | `0`     | Index of the container if service has multiple replicas                          |
-| `-T`, `--no-tty`  | `bool`        | `true`  | Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY. |
+| `-T`, `--no-tty`  | `bool`        | `true`  | Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default 'docker compose exec' allocates a TTY. |
 | `--privileged`    | `bool`        |         | Give extended privileges to the process                                          |
 | `-u`, `--user`    | `string`      |         | Run the command as this user                                                     |
 | `-w`, `--workdir` | `string`      |         | Path to workdir directory for this command                                       |
diff --git a/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml b/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml
index 749682c96fb..66ecfddab8d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml
+++ b/docs/reference/docker_compose_exec.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ options:
       value_type: bool
       default_value: "true"
       description: |
-        Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default `docker compose exec` allocates a TTY.
+        Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default 'docker compose exec' allocates a TTY.
       deprecated: false
       hidden: false
       experimental: false