diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eada0629c..267ee850d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fastfetch uses [`cmake`](https://cmake.org/) for building. The simplest steps to
 mkdir -p build
 cd build
 cmake ..
-cmake --build .
+make -j$(nproc)
 ```
   
 This will produce `build/fastfetch` and `build/flashfetch`, both standalone executables.