diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d6d76154..dcb6a299 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ or downloading a package from
 Then go to the format directory and generate Makefiles with
 `CMake <http://www.cmake.org/>`__::
 
-    $ cd format
+    $ cd cppformat
     $ cmake .
 
 Next use the following commands to run the unit tests::