diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce73004c..7484b5f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,11 +40,8 @@ This will create a folder `dxvk-master` in `/your/target/directory`, which conta
 ```
 # 64-bit build. For 32-bit builds, replace
 # build-win64.txt with build-win32.txt
-meson --cross-file build-win64.txt --prefix /your/dxvk/directory build.w64
+meson --cross-file build-win64.txt --buildtype release --prefix /your/dxvk/directory build.w64
 cd build.w64
-meson configure 
-# for an optimized release build:
-meson configure -Dbuildtype=release
 ninja
 ninja install
 ```