diff --git a/srcpkgs/makedepend/template b/srcpkgs/makedepend/template
index be5ccce3abd..e71c6c80fbc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/makedepend/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/makedepend/template
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ long_desc="
  Makedepend is a makefile dependency generator from The XFree86 Project, Inc. 
 
  Makedepend reads each sourcefile in sequence and parses it like a 
- C-preprocessor, processing all \#include, \#define, \#undef, \#ifdef, \#ifndef, 
- \#endif, \#if and \#else directives so that it can correctly tell which
- \#include, directives would be used in a compilation. Any \#include,
- directives can reference files having other \#include directives, and parsing 
+ C-preprocessor, processing all include, define, undef, ifdef, ifndef,
+ endif, if and else directives so that it can correctly tell which
+ include, directives would be used in a compilation. Any include,
+ directives can reference files having other include directives, and parsing
  will occur in these files as well."
 
 Add_dependency run glibc