diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce1b6f4..13cb251 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ would be:
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake .. [-DAMQP-CPP_BUILD_SHARED] [-DAMQP-CPP_LINUX_TCP]
-cmake --build .. --target install
+cmake --build . --target install
 ```
 
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