diff --git a/README b/README
index afc4f0d81ee179..7a37a0f2157c76 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
                            store the lsmod of that machine into a file
                            and pass it in as a LSMOD parameter.
 
-                   target$ lsmod > /tmp/mylsmod
-                   target$ scp /tmp/mylsmod host:/tmp
+                                   target$ lsmod > /tmp/mylsmod
+                                   target$ scp /tmp/mylsmod host:/tmp
 
-                   host$ make LSMOD=/tmp/mylsmod localmodconfig
+                                   host$ make LSMOD=/tmp/mylsmod localmodconfig
 
                            The above also works when cross compiling.