diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6b33b91497a9e76c9ff6f3167b59ab3688d97d0f..6befc89f41ae60994a5e7032820601977c75a99d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ Build with:
 
 .. code::
 
-   cabal new-build -w /path/to/ghc/HEAD/_build/stage1/bin/ghc
+   cabal build -w /path/to/ghc/HEAD/_build/stage1/bin/ghc