diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fae00c0..cb31fb37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ requires the zmq devel library installed.
 
 
 Basic build:
-```sh
-sudo apt-get install build-essential yasm
-./configure
-make
+```console
+foo@bar:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential yasm
+foo@bar:~$ ./configure
+foo@bar:~$ make
 ```