diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index f8ad8dbcc..0d9dfe825 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ AVR-AT90CANx-GCC       - Port on AVR AT90CAN128, not complete yet.
   and board.h. Moved all the files no more board-dependent under ports/
   (ARM port).
 - Improved the kernel performance in THUMB mode by better exploiting MAM
-  locality in some critical functions. The context switch benchmark shows 5%
-  improved speed.
+  locality in some critical functions. The context switch benchmark shows
+  5% improved speed.
   NOTE: The interworking code generated by GCC (or any other compiler as far
         I know) is not MAM-aware.