diff --git a/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py b/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py
index 1f3352aeaf9dd9d0802a7e322b16cf1df9d4bb27..3358d633fb5c2cffd635c5c69730061b09e28b27 100644
--- a/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py
+++ b/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class Discretization(object):
 
     @memoize_method
     def nodes(self):
-        """
+        r"""
         :returns: object array of shape ``(ambient_dim,)`` containing
             :class:`~meshmode.dof_array.DOFArray`\ s of node coordinates.
         """