diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 028ccff2f..bde991bbd 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Building:
 =========
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake .. [CMAKE PARAMETERS]
+cmake [CMAKE PARAMETERS] ..
 make [-jX]
 
 Common cmake parameters: