diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0b5a06d898f..03ed7e55728 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Dependencies
 Incompatible changes
 --------------------
 
-* #11459: :func:`sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults.get_function_def` is
-  renamed :func:`sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults.get_arguments` and its
+* #11459: ``sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults.get_function_def`` is
+  renamed ``sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults.get_arguments`` and its
   signature is updated accordingly. It now extracts the ``ast.arguments`` from
   a function or a lambda function object.
   Patch by Bénédikt Tran.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Features added
   Patch by Rouslan Korneychuk.
 * 10938: doctest: Add :confval:`doctest_show_successes` option.
   Patch by Trey Hunner.
-* #11459: :mod:`sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults`: Add support for
+* #11459: ``sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults``: Add support for
   ``async def`` functions and lambda functions.
   Patch by Bénédikt Tran.
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 
 * #11077: graphviz: Fix relative links from within the graph.
   Patch by Ralf Grubenmann.
-* #11459: :mod:`sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults`: fix lambda functions
+* #11459: ``sphinx.ext.autodoc.preserve_defaults``: fix lambda functions
   used inside ``@property`` should be ignored in a multi-line context.
   Patch by Bénédikt Tran.
 * #11529: Line Block in LaTeX builder outputs spurious empty token.