diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4958d7c..90f60e8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OpenRC requires GNU make.
 Once you have GNU Make installed, the default OpenRC installation can be
 executed using this command:
 
-make install
+`make install`
 
 ## Configuration