diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ce39d89077..91aa1e314c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ When submitting patches, one common approach is to use 'git
 format-patch' and/or 'git send-email' to format & send the mail to the
 qemu-devel@nongnu.org mailing list. All patches submitted must contain
 a 'Signed-off-by' line from the author. Patches should follow the
-guidelines set out in the CODING_STYLE.rst file.
+guidelines set out in the `style section
+<https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/devel/style.html>` of
+the Developers Guide.
 
 Additional information on submitting patches can be found online via
 the QEMU website
diff --git a/docs/devel/index.rst b/docs/devel/index.rst
index 22854e334d..ae664da00c 100644
--- a/docs/devel/index.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/index.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Contents:
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    build-system
+   style
    kconfig
    testing
    fuzzing
diff --git a/CODING_STYLE.rst b/docs/devel/style.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from CODING_STYLE.rst
rename to docs/devel/style.rst
index 7bf4e39d48..8b0bdb3570 100644
--- a/CODING_STYLE.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/style.rst
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ trace-events style
 
 In trace-events files, use a '0x' prefix to specify hex numbers, as in:
 
-.. code-block::
+.. code-block:: c
 
     some_trace(unsigned x, uint64_t y) "x 0x%x y 0x" PRIx64
 
@@ -649,14 +649,14 @@ An exception is made for groups of numbers that are hexadecimal by
 convention and separated by the symbols '.', '/', ':', or ' ' (such as
 PCI bus id):
 
-.. code-block::
+.. code-block:: c
 
     another_trace(int cssid, int ssid, int dev_num) "bus id: %x.%x.%04x"
 
 However, you can use '0x' for such groups if you want. Anyway, be sure that
 it is obvious that numbers are in hex, ex.:
 
-.. code-block::
+.. code-block:: c
 
     data_dump(uint8_t c1, uint8_t c2, uint8_t c3) "bytes (in hex): %02x %02x %02x"
 
diff --git a/scripts/fix-multiline-comments.sh b/scripts/fix-multiline-comments.sh
index 93f9b10669..c15a041272 100755
--- a/scripts/fix-multiline-comments.sh
+++ b/scripts/fix-multiline-comments.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 #
-# Fix multiline comments to match CODING_STYLE
+# Fix multiline comments to match docs/devel/style.rst
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
 #