diff --git a/doc/build.md b/doc/build.md
index b3dceb4ff..25242cb9f 100644
--- a/doc/build.md
+++ b/doc/build.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export CXX = g++-5
 
 Now, build using the following commands
 
-````bash
+```bash
 cd ..; cp make/config.mk ./config.mk; make -j4
 ```