diff --git a/README b/README
index 2628fd7..6331f32 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ Installation
 Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dwm is installed into
 the /usr/local namespace by default).
 
-Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dwm (if
+Afterwards enter the following commands to build and install dwm (if
 necessary as root):
 
-    make clean install
+    make
+    make install
 
 
 Running dwm