diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 545c917b4c..f0104fc9c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ a struct/class.
 The `hide` annotation instructs bindgen to ignore the struct/class/field/enum
 completely.
 
-```
+```cpp
 /// <div rustbindgen hide></div>
 ```