diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 899ba7591..0a3f083d6 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   (indent-tabs-mode)
   (org-edit-src-content-indentation . 0)
   (org-adapt-indentation)
-  (org-list-description-max-indent . 5)))
+  (org-list-description-max-indent . 5)
+  (org-hide-emphasis-markers . nil)))