diff --git a/README b/README
index fd903645e6de06..ef1f3c00736f99 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
 be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
 Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
 
-In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
+To build the documentation, use ``make HTML docs`` or
 ``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
 
     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/