diff --git a/mercurial/templatefuncs.py b/mercurial/templatefuncs.py
--- a/mercurial/templatefuncs.py
+++ b/mercurial/templatefuncs.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def rstdoc(context, mapping, args):
     text = evalstring(context, mapping, args[0])
     style = evalstring(context, mapping, args[1])
 
-    return minirst.format(text, style=style, keep=['verbose'])
+    return minirst.format(text, style=style, keep=['verbose'])[0]
 
 @templatefunc('separate(sep, args...)', argspec='sep *args')
 def separate(context, mapping, args):
diff --git a/tests/test-help.t b/tests/test-help.t
--- a/tests/test-help.t
+++ b/tests/test-help.t
@@ -3138,7 +3138,7 @@ Dish up an empty repo; serve it cold.
   <p>
   which will prevent the pager from running.
   </p>
-  windows
+  
   </div>
   </div>
   </div>