diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f197c93401d..7616cfd09db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ cmake -B build
 cmake --build build -j --config Release
 
 # transcribe an audio file
-./build/bin/whisper-cli -f samples/jfk.wav
+./build/bin/Release/whisper-cli -f samples/jfk.wav
 ```
 
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