diff --git a/README b/README
index 609c2795..09ec9347 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ By default `make install` will install into `/usr/local`, for changing the path
   * `--enable-setuid`:
     enable setuid support for privilege dropping
     default: *no*
-  *`--enable-static`:
+  * `--enable-static`:
     build a static htop binary; hwloc and delay accounting are not supported
     default: *no*
   * `--enable-debug`: