diff --git a/Doc/tools/templates/customsourcelink.html b/Doc/tools/templates/customsourcelink.html
index 43d3a7a892a880..8e271bca1e08c8 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/templates/customsourcelink.html
+++ b/Doc/tools/templates/customsourcelink.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <h3>{{ _('This page') }}</h3>
     <ul class="this-page-menu">
       <li><a href="{{ pathto('bugs') }}">{% trans %}Report a bug{% endtrans %}</a></li>
       <li>
-        <a href="https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Doc/{{ sourcename|replace('.rst.txt', '.rst') }}"
+        <a href="https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Doc/{{ sourcename|replace('.rst.txt', '.rst') }}?plain=1"
             rel="nofollow">{{ _('Show source') }}
         </a>
       </li>