diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d75680cb22..c6d92d0bd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sudo apt-get install maven
 Build TDengine:
 
 ```
-mkdir build && cd build
+mkdir debug && cd debug
 cmake .. && cmake --build .
 ```