diff --git a/cmake/README.md b/cmake/README.md
index a635f3e06d..c11326f9d5 100644
--- a/cmake/README.md
+++ b/cmake/README.md
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ cmake -C ../cmake/presets/all_on.cmake -C ../cmake/presets/nolib.cmake -D PKG_GP
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-  <td><code><CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE/code></td>
+  <td><code>CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE</code></td>
   <td>Enable verbose output from Makefile builds (useful for debugging), the same can be achived by adding `VERBOSE=1` to the `make` call.</td>
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