diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09a6f261..e399beb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ $ git fetch xo-foo
 3. checkout satellite repo
 
 ```
-$ git subtree add --prefix=xo-foo main
+$ git subtree add --prefix=xo-foo xo-foo main
 ```