diff --git a/README b/README
index 669ac7c3229279..0b05d700637f08 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
 Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
 
 In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
-``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
+``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
 
     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/