diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7a9f35..77cd0d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Make sure you have a CPP compiler, CMake, and ninja installed.
 If you are on linux and don't wish you build using the scripts you can go through
 the following steps.
 
-1. `mkdir -p build || cd build`;
+1. `mkdir -p build; cd build`;
 2. `cmake ../`;
 3. `make -j 8`