diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87ce6e7e7bba..ff2c5d7242be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ For documentation please see the [Windows Azure Java Developer Center](http://ww
 To get the source code of the SDK via git just type:
 
     git clone git://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-java.git
-    cd ./azure-sdk-for-java
+    cd ./azure-sdk-for-java/microsoft-azure-api/
     mvn compile
 
 ###Option 2: Via Maven