diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61125513362..ac6c53aca04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ To build MariaDB with TokuDB 7.0.0:
 scripts/make.mysql.bash --git_tag=tokudb-7.0.0 --mysql=mariadb-5.5.30
 ```
 
-Before you start, make sure you have a C++11-compatible compiler (GCC
->= 4.7 is recommended) and the libraries and header files for valgrind,
+Before you start, make sure you have a C++11-compatible compiler (GCC >=
+4.7 is recommended) and the libraries and header files for valgrind,
 zlib, and Berkeley DB.  On Centos, `yum install valgrind-devel zlib-devel
 libdb-devel`, on Ubuntu, `apt-get install valgrind zlib1g-dev libdb-dev`.