diff --git a/cargo-apk/README.md b/cargo-apk/README.md
index c3581a0c..8bf69ccd 100644
--- a/cargo-apk/README.md
+++ b/cargo-apk/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ apk_name = "myapp"
 # `strip`                    - Debug symbols are stripped from the shared
 #                              libraries before being copied into the APK.
 #
-# `split`                    - Functions the same as strip, except the debug
+# `split`                    - Functions the same as `strip`, except the debug
 #                              symbols are written to the apk output directory
 #                              alongside the stripped shared libraries, with
 #                              a `.dwarf` extension.