diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1dd06b..4190884 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ It is designed to build as a Debian package.
 
 You will need a build of libbladeRF. You can build packages from source:
 
-$ git clone https://github.com/Nuand/bladeRF.git
-$ cd bladeRF
-$ dpkg-buildpackage -b
+```
+git clone https://github.com/Nuand/bladeRF.git
+cd bladeRF
+dpkg-buildpackage -b
+```
 
 Or Nuand has some build/install instructions including an Ubuntu PPA
 at https://github.com/Nuand/bladeRF/wiki/Getting-Started:-Linux