diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 142a036..bf16f27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ Minimal building instructions
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     $ sudo apt-get install git gcc make pkg-config libx11-dev libxtst-dev libxi-dev
-    $ mkdir xcape
+    $ git clone https://github.com/alols/xcape.git
     $ cd xcape
-    $ git clone https://github.com/alols/xcape.git .
     $ make
     $ sudo make install