diff --git a/src/tools/gettext.jam b/src/tools/gettext.jam
index e0b3af12a..f730ba555 100644
--- a/src/tools/gettext.jam
+++ b/src/tools/gettext.jam
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    
 #    gettext.update update-russian : russian.po a.cpp my_app ;
 # 
-#  - Create the initial translation file by running
+#  - Create the initial translation file by running::
 #
 #    bjam update-russian
 #