diff --git a/README.development b/README.development
index 9c61da84f..d94315758 100644
--- a/README.development
+++ b/README.development
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ You need to have the python-pyqt development packages installed (specifically,
 you need the binary pyuic4). 
 
 To use the development version:
-$ mkdir anki
-$ cd anki
 $ git clone git://ichi2.net/libanki
 $ git clone git://ichi2.net/ankiqt
-$ cd ankiqt; ./tools/build_ui.sh
-$ cd ankiqt; ../tools/translate.sh
-$ cd ../../libanki/anki; ../tools/translate.sh
+$ cd libanki
+$ ./tools/translate.sh
+$ cd ../ankiqt
+$ ./tools/build_ui.sh
+$ ./tools/translate.sh
 
 And now you're ready to run Anki:
-$ cd ../../ankiqt; ./anki
+$ ./anki