diff --git a/docs/plat/allwinner.rst b/docs/plat/allwinner.rst
index 46a5f9b..a1e0659 100644
--- a/docs/plat/allwinner.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/allwinner.rst
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 
 To build for machines with an A64 or H5 SoC:
 
-::
+.. code:: shell
 
     make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- PLAT=sun50i_a64 DEBUG=1 bl31
 
 To build for machines with an H6 SoC:
 
-::
+.. code:: shell
 
     make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- PLAT=sun50i_h6 DEBUG=1 bl31
 
diff --git a/docs/plat/meson-gxbb.rst b/docs/plat/meson-gxbb.rst
index cae11cd..2cd8342 100644
--- a/docs/plat/meson-gxbb.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/meson-gxbb.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 In order to build it:
 
-::
+.. code:: shell
 
     CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- make DEBUG=1 PLAT=gxbb bl31
 
diff --git a/docs/plat/meson-gxl.rst b/docs/plat/meson-gxl.rst
index 3c39c9d..c6d8504 100644
--- a/docs/plat/meson-gxl.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/meson-gxl.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 In order to build it:
 
-::
+.. code:: shell
 
     CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- make DEBUG=1 PLAT=gxl
 
diff --git a/docs/plat/qemu.rst b/docs/plat/qemu.rst
index 30ae97d..4ebe64b 100644
--- a/docs/plat/qemu.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/qemu.rst
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
 
 To build:
 
-::
+.. code:: shell
 
     make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-elf- PLAT=qemu
 
 To start (QEMU v2.6.0):
 
-::
+.. code:: shell
 
     qemu-system-aarch64 -nographic -machine virt,secure=on -cpu cortex-a57  \
         -kernel Image                           \