diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ This repository contains two reference implementations of the noms protocol - on
 # Get the code
 
 ```
-mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/attic-labs
-cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/attic-labs
-git clone https://github.com/attic-labs/noms
+git clone https://github.com/attic-labs/noms $GOPATH/src/github.com/attic-labs/noms
 ```
 
 # Build