diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 696baab..005cf8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ $ dpkg-buildpackage -b
 
 You will need a build of libbladeRF. You can build packages from source:
 
+```bash
 $ git clone https://github.com/Nuand/bladeRF.git  
 $ cd bladeRF  
 $ git checkout 2017.12-rc1  
 $ dpkg-buildpackage -b
+```
 
 Or Nuand has some build/install instructions including an Ubuntu PPA
 at https://github.com/Nuand/bladeRF/wiki/Getting-Started:-Linux