diff --git a/docs/README.adoc b/docs/README.adoc
index f7aa97d8e4..3ff15f1501 100644
--- a/docs/README.adoc
+++ b/docs/README.adoc
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ linuxcnc main package.
 If there is a texlive-lang-$NEWLANGUAGE package for your new language,
 add it to the DOC_DEPENDS variable in debian/configure.
 
-Add the appropriate 'linuxcnc-doc-$NEWLANG.*' files for the new package,
-probably by copying and editing 'debian/linuxcnc-doc-en.*'.
+Add the appropriate `linuxcnc-doc-$NEWLANG.*` files for the new package,
+probably by copying and editing `debian/linuxcnc-doc-en.*`.
 
 Test build the packages and verify!