diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50f11b4..41feeb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ would be:
 ```bash
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake .. [-DAMQP-CPP_BUILD_SHARED] [-DAMQP-CPP_LINUX_TCP]
+cmake .. [-DAMQP-CPP_BUILD_SHARED=ON] [-DAMQP-CPP_LINUX_TCP=ON]
 cmake --build . --target install
 ```