diff --git a/README b/README
index 6bad8a907..d3f5b2da1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The names of the packages may vary depending on your OS / distro.
 Once you have the needed libraries installed, build and install by running:
 
 	$ python setup.py build
-	$ sudo python setup.py install root=/
+	$ sudo python setup.py install
 
 
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