diff --git a/lib/elixir/pages/getting-started/modules-and-functions.md b/lib/elixir/pages/getting-started/modules-and-functions.md
index 888b48c90f8..93785c8e418 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/pages/getting-started/modules-and-functions.md
+++ b/lib/elixir/pages/getting-started/modules-and-functions.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ iex> String.length("hello")
 5
 ```
 
-In order to create our own modules in Elixir, we use the [`defmodule`](`defmodule/2`) macro. The first letter of an module name (an alias, as described further down) must be in uppercase. We use the [`def`](`def/2`) macro to define functions in that module. The first letter of every function must be in lowercase (or underscore):
+In order to create our own modules in Elixir, we use the [`defmodule`](`defmodule/2`) macro. The first letter of a module name (an alias, as described further down) must be in uppercase. We use the [`def`](`def/2`) macro to define functions in that module. The first letter of every function must be in lowercase (or underscore):
 
 ```elixir
 iex> defmodule Math do