diff --git a/src/commonmark.c b/src/commonmark.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ S_render_node(cmark_node *node, cmark_event_type ev_type,
lit(state, " ", false);
out(state, cmark_chunk_literal(info), false, LITERAL);
cr(state);
- out(state, node->as.code.literal, false, NORMAL);
+ out(state, node->as.code.literal, false, LITERAL);
cr(state);
for (i = 0; i < numticks; i++) {
lit(state, "`", false);