diff --git a/charts/t8s-cluster/README.md.gotmpl b/charts/t8s-cluster/README.md.gotmpl
index c31dbd4ac..0d8446a4a 100644
--- a/charts/t8s-cluster/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/charts/t8s-cluster/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[modeline]: # ( vim: set ft=markdown: )
+<!-- vim: set ft=markdown: -->
 {{ template "chart.header" . }}
 {{ template "chart.deprecationWarning" . }}