diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md
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+++ b/depends/README.md
@@ -80,46 +80,26 @@
 
 The following can be set when running make: `make FOO=bar`
 
-<dl>
-<dt>SOURCES_PATH</dt>
-<dd>downloaded sources will be placed here</dd>
-<dt>BASE_CACHE</dt>
-<dd>built packages will be placed here</dd>
-<dt>SDK_PATH</dt>
-<dd>Path where sdk's can be found (used by macOS)</dd>
-<dt>FALLBACK_DOWNLOAD_PATH</dt>
-<dd>If a source file can't be fetched, try here before giving up</dd>
-<dt>NO_QT</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache qt and its dependencies</dd>
-<dt>NO_QR</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling qrencode</dd>
-<dt>NO_ZMQ</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling zeromq</dd>
-<dt>NO_WALLET</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache libs needed to enable the wallet</dd>
-<dt>NO_BDB</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache BerkeleyDB</dd>
-<dt>NO_SQLITE</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache SQLite</dd>
-<dt>NO_UPNP</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling upnp</dd>
-<dt>NO_JEMALLOC</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache jemalloc</dd>
-<dt>DEBUG</dt>
-<dd>disable some optimizations and enable more runtime checking</dd>
-<dt>NO_PROTOBUF</dt>
-<dd>Don't download/build/cache protobuf (used for BIP70 support)</dd>
-<dt>HOST_ID_SALT</dt>
-<dd>Optional salt to use when generating host package ids</dd>
-<dt>BUILD_ID_SALT</dt>
-<dd>Optional salt to use when generating build package ids</dd>
-<dt>JOBS</dt>
-<dd>Number of jobs to use for each package build</dd>
-<dt>FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CLANG</dt>
-<dd>(EXPERTS ONLY) When cross-compiling for macOS, use Clang found in the
- system's <code>$PATH</code> rather than the default prebuilt release of Clang
- from llvm.org. Clang 8 or later is required.</dd>
-</dl>
+- `SOURCES_PATH`: Downloaded sources will be placed here
+- `BASE_CACHE`: Built packages will be placed here
+- `SDK_PATH`: Path where SDKs can be found (used by macOS)
+- `FALLBACK_DOWNLOAD_PATH`: If a source file can't be fetched, try here before giving up
+- `NO_QT`: Don't download/build/cache Qt and its dependencies
+- `NO_QR`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling qrencode
+- `NO_ZMQ`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling ZeroMQ
+- `NO_WALLET`: Don't download/build/cache libs needed to enable the wallet
+- `NO_BDB`: Don't download/build/cache BerkeleyDB
+- `NO_SQLITE`: Don't download/build/cache SQLite
+- `NO_UPNP`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling UPnP
+- `NO_JEMALLOC`: Don't download/build/cache jemalloc
+- `DEBUG`: Disable some optimizations and enable more runtime checking
+- `NO_PROTOBUF`: Don't download/build/cache protobuf (used for BIP70 support)
+- `HOST_ID_SALT`: Optional salt to use when generating host package ids
+- `BUILD_ID_SALT`: Optional salt to use when generating build package ids
+- `JOBS`: Number of jobs to use for each package build
+- `FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CLANG`: (EXPERTS ONLY) When cross-compiling for macOS, use Clang found in the
+  system's `$PATH` rather than the default prebuilt release of Clang
+  from llvm.org. Clang 8 or later is required.
 
 If some packages are not built, for example by building the depends with
 `make NO_WALLET=1`, the appropriate options should be set when building Bitcoin