diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02fc0ef..ad9297f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TREX I/O library
 4. `cd tools && ./build_trexio.sh && cd ..`
 5. `autoreconf`
 6. `automake --add-missing --copy`
-7. `./configure prefix=~/trexio`
+7. `./configure prefix=${PWD}`
 8. `make && make check`
 
 Note: The code should be compliant with the C99 [CERT C coding