diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README
index 1d0deafe1..4c3026f48 100644
--- a/doc/README
+++ b/doc/README
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ Compile and install monodoc
 
 Compile the documentation for gtk-sharp
 
+NOTE: if you use a different prefix for monodoc, reflect that in the cp line
+below.
+
     cd gtk-sharp/doc
-	make
-	make install
+	make assemble
+	cp gtk-sharp-docs.* /usr/local/lib/monodoc/sources
 
 If things are fine, you should have in /usr/local/lib/monodoc/sources the following files: