diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1ce9b0ae1..d1d12991cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ cd v/compiler
 make
 
 # Or build without make:
-wget https://vlang.io/v.c   # Download the V compiler's source translated to C
-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
-./v -o v .                  # Bootstrap the compiler to make sure it works
+wget https://vlang.io/v.c  # Download the V compiler's source translated to C
+cc -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c  # Build it with Clang or GCC
+./v -o v .                 # Use the resulting V binary to build V from V source
+./v -o v .                 # Bootstrap the compiler again to make sure it works
 ```
 
 That's it! Now you have a V executable at `v/compiler/v`.