diff --git a/src/west/commands.py b/src/west/commands.py
index 5e1304e1..8ffb7dfc 100644
--- a/src/west/commands.py
+++ b/src/west/commands.py
@@ -303,21 +303,21 @@ def _log_subproc(self, args, **kwargs):
     #
 
     def check_call(self, args, **kwargs):
-        '''Runs subprocess.check_call(args, **kwargs) after
+        '''Runs ``subprocess.check_call(args, **kwargs)`` after
         logging the call at Verbosity.DBG_MORE level.'''
 
         self._log_subproc(args, **kwargs)
         subprocess.check_call(args, **kwargs)
 
     def check_output(self, args, **kwargs):
-        '''Runs subprocess.check_output(args, **kwargs) after
+        '''Runs ``subprocess.check_output(args, **kwargs)`` after
         logging the call at Verbosity.DBG_MORE level.'''
 
         self._log_subproc(args, **kwargs)
         return subprocess.check_output(args, **kwargs)
 
     def run_subprocess(self, args, **kwargs):
-        '''Runs subprocess.run(args, **kwargs) after logging
+        '''Runs ``subprocess.run(args, **kwargs)`` after logging
         the call at Verbosity.DBG_MORE level.'''
 
         self._log_subproc(args, **kwargs)