diff --git a/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py b/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py
index 095d7322e766fb1e1ea1279c2b6048b3f8729f15..1f3352aeaf9dd9d0802a7e322b16cf1df9d4bb27 100644
--- a/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py
+++ b/meshmode/discretization/__init__.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class Discretization(object):
     def nodes(self):
         """
         :returns: object array of shape ``(ambient_dim,)`` containing
-            :class:`~meshmode.dof_array.DOFArray`s of node coordinates.
+            :class:`~meshmode.dof_array.DOFArray`\ s of node coordinates.
         """
 
         @memoize_in(self, "nodes_prg")