diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
index 1af64c77b..8a3b0b43f 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ struct LocalStoreConfig : virtual LocalFSStoreConfig
 
           Enable read-only mode to disable locking and open the SQLite database with the [`immutable` parameter](https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/open.html) set.
 
-          **Warning**
-          Do not use this unless the filesystem is read-only.
-          Using it when the filesystem is writable can cause incorrect query results or corruption errors if the database is changed by another process.
-          While the filesystem the database resides on might appear to be read-only, consider whether another user or system might have write access to it.
+          > **Warning**
+          > Do not use this unless the filesystem is read-only.
+          >
+          > Using it when the filesystem is writable can cause incorrect query results or corruption errors if the database is changed by another process.
+          > While the filesystem the database resides on might appear to be read-only, consider whether another user or system might have write access to it.
         )"};
 
     const std::string name() override { return "Local Store"; }