diff --git a/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt b/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt
index 954771d0d8..fd8ac56562 100644
--- a/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt
+++ b/docs/interop/vhost-user.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Depending on the request type, payload can be:
 
  * A vring state description
    ---------------
-  | index | num |
-  ---------------
+   | index | num |
+   ---------------
 
    Index: a 32-bit index
    Num: a 32-bit number