diff --git a/docs/source/gettingstarted.rst b/docs/source/gettingstarted.rst
index 0d4771e..9568366 100644
--- a/docs/source/gettingstarted.rst
+++ b/docs/source/gettingstarted.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ To add new packets, we just call :py:meth:`packetmq.PacketRegistry.addPacket()`
    >>> reg.packetInt(mypacket)
    17
 
-You can also create new packets by subclassing :py:class:´packetmq.packet.Packet`\ .
+You can also create new packets by subclassing :py:class:`packetmq.packet.Packet`\ .
 
 Sending Data to Peers
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