diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 128a75a..a031273 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Build and install the pEp Engine.  Instructions can be found here:
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 mkdir ~/code/json-ad
 hg clone https://cacert.pep.foundation/dev/repos/pEpJSONServerAdapter/ ~/code/json-ad
-cd ~/code/json-ad
+cd ~/code/json-ad/libevent-2.0.22-stable
 ./configure --prefix="$HOME/code/json-ad/libevent-2.0.22-stable/build/" --disable-openssl
 make
 make install