diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index edbded5a..2c279206 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Installing from Git
 
 For the newest features, you should install the SDK directly from Git.
 
-.. code-block::
+.. code-block:: shell
 
     virtualenv facebookenv
     source facebookenv/bin/activate
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Installing a Released Version
 If your application requires maximum stability, you will want to use a version
 of the SDK that has been officially released.
 
-.. code-block::
+.. code-block:: shell
 
     virtualenv facebookenv
     source facebookenv/bin/activate