diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aed3b67864..89d78c788a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ make
 
 # Or build without make:
 wget https://vlang.io/v.c # Download the V compiler's source translated to C
-cc -std=c11 -w -o vc v.c  # Build it with Clang or GCC
+cc -std=gnu11 -w -o vc v.c  # Build it with Clang or GCC
 ./vc -o v . && rm vc      # Use the resulting V binary to build V from V source, delete the old compiler
 ```