diff --git a/COMPILING.md b/COMPILING.md
index 94220f9c6..139f1a0ee 100644
--- a/COMPILING.md
+++ b/COMPILING.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Assuming you are in the MCServer folder created in the initial setup step, you n
 ```
 mkdir Release
 cd Release
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE && make
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE .. && make
 ```
 The executable will be built in the `MCServer/MCServer` folder and will be named `MCServer`.
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Assuming you are in the MCServer folder created in the Getting the sources step,
 ```
 mkdir Debug
 cd Debug
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG && make
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG .. && make
 ```
 The executable will be built in the `MCServer/MCServer` folder and will be named `MCServer_debug`.