diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d029c33..e9f010ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ and optionally:
 To run the test suite make sure *kyua* is installed and run the following:
 
 ```
-./configure --enable-tests --enable-debug
-make
-make DESTDIR=~/XBPS install clean
-LD_PRELOAD=~/XBPS/usr/local/lib/libxbps.so.2 PATH=~/XBPS/usr/local/sbin:$PATH kyua test -k ~/XBPS/usr/local/tests/xbps/Kyuafile
+$ ./configure --enable-tests --enable-debug
+$ make
+$ LD_PRELOAD=$PWD/lib/libxbps.so kyua test -k tests/xbps/Kyuafile
 ```
 
 ### Build instructions
@@ -77,9 +76,9 @@ LD_PRELOAD=~/XBPS/usr/local/lib/libxbps.so.2 PATH=~/XBPS/usr/local/sbin:$PATH ky
 Standard configure script (not generated by GNU autoconf).
 
 ```
-./configure --prefix=/blah
-make -jX
-make install
+$ ./configure --prefix=/blah
+$ make -jX
+$ make install
 ```
 
 By default PREFIX is set `/usr/local` and may be changed by setting `--prefix`