diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23e4bd7dbf0..51e9fcd22bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ The Rust compiler is slightly unusual in that it is written in Rust and
 therefore must be built by a precompiled "snapshot" version of itself (made in
 an earlier state of development). As such, source builds require that:
 
-    * You are connected to the internet, to fetch snapshots.
+* You are connected to the internet, to fetch snapshots.
 
-    * You can at least execute snapshot binaries of one of the forms we offer
-      them in. Currently we build and test snapshots on:
-        * Windows (7, server 2008 r2) x86 only
-        * Linux 2.6.x (various distributions) x86 and x86-64
-        * OSX 10.6 ("Snow leopard") or 10.7 ("Lion") x86 and x86-64
+* You can at least execute snapshot binaries of one of the forms we offer
+  them in. Currently we build and test snapshots on:
+
+  * Windows (7, server 2008 r2) x86 only
+  * Linux 2.6.x (various distributions) x86 and x86-64
+  * OSX 10.6 ("Snow leopard") or 10.7 ("Lion") x86 and x86-64
 
 You may find other platforms work, but these are our "tier 1" supported build
 environments that are most likely to work. Further platforms will be added to
@@ -24,11 +25,11 @@ the list in the future via cross-compilation.
 
 To build from source you will also need the following prerequisite packages:
 
-    * g++ 4.4 or clang++ 3.x
-    * python 2.6 or later
-    * perl 5.0 or later
-    * gnu make 3.81 or later
-    * curl
+* g++ 4.4 or clang++ 3.x
+* python 2.6 or later
+* perl 5.0 or later
+* gnu make 3.81 or later
+* curl
 
 Assuming you're on a relatively modern Linux/OSX system and have met the
 prerequisites, something along these lines should work:
@@ -41,9 +42,9 @@ prerequisites, something along these lines should work:
 When complete, make install will place the following programs into
 /usr/local/bin:
 
-    * rustc, the Rust compiler
-    * rustdoc, the API-documentation tool
-    * cargo, the Rust package manager
+* rustc, the Rust compiler
+* rustdoc, the API-documentation tool
+* cargo, the Rust package manager
 
 In addition to a manual page under /usr/local/share/man and a set of host and
 target libraries under /usr/local/lib/rustc.