diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad596adcb..767cee82b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ Compiling from git (that is, not a released tarball) also requires:
 
 ### Autotools Build
 
-    autoreconf --no-recursive [if building from Git]
+    autoreconf --no-recursive #[if building from Git]
     ./configure
-    make [gmake on BSD]
-    sudo make install [sudo gmake install on BSD]
+    make #[gmake on BSD]
+    sudo make install #[sudo gmake install on BSD]
 
 ### Xcode Development Build