diff --git a/buildflags.md b/buildflags.md
index b5a8e56..3cfabf5 100644
--- a/buildflags.md
+++ b/buildflags.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Individual build flags are also available through RPM macros:
   `CFLAGS` variable).  Also historically available as `%{optflags}`.
   Furthermore, at the start of the `%build` section, the environment
   variable `RPM_OPT_FLAGS` is set to this value.
-* `%{build_cxxflags} for the C++ compiler flags (usually assigned to
+* `%{build_cxxflags}` for the C++ compiler flags (usually assigned to
   the `CXXFLAGS` shell variable).
 * `%{build_fflags} for `FFLAGS` (the Fortran compiler flags, also
   known as the `FCFLAGS` variable).