diff --git a/doc/source/command-objects/limits.rst b/doc/source/command-objects/limits.rst
index 87a5b33c98..ef4171ac7d 100644
--- a/doc/source/command-objects/limits.rst
+++ b/doc/source/command-objects/limits.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Show compute and block storage limits
 .. code:: bash
 
     os limits show
-        --absolute [--reserved] | --rate
+        --absolute | --rate
+        [--reserved]
         [--project <project>]
         [--domain <domain>]