diff --git a/kernel/README.md b/kernel/README.md
index 6cf7f01d2..3375cc401 100644
--- a/kernel/README.md
+++ b/kernel/README.md
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ Linux kernel builds, based on mostly-vanilla upstream Linux kernels.
 See [../docs/kernel-patches.md] for how the local patches in `patches-*`
 are maintained.
 
-The build is mostly silent. A local build can be run via `make tag`. To view
+The build is mostly silent. A local build can be run via `make`. To view
 the output use `docker log -f <containerid>`. The build creates multiple
 containers, so multiple invocations may be necessary. To view the full build
 output one may also invoke `docker build .` and then copy the build artefacts
 from the image afterwards.
 
 To build with various debug options enabled, build the kernel with
-`make DEBUG=1`. The options enabled are listed in `kernel_config.debug`. This allocates a significant amount of memory on boot and you may need to adjust the kernel config on some systems. Specifically:
+`make DEBUG=1`. The options enabled are listed in `kernel_config.debug`.
+This allocates a significant amount of memory on boot and you may need to
+adjust the kernel config on some systems. Specifically:
+
 ```diff
 --- a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
 +++ b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config