diff --git a/documenting.rst b/documenting.rst
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 installed Python and Subversion, you can just go to your :ref:`clone of the
 CPython Mercurial repository <setup>` and run ::
 
-   cd Doc
-   make html
+   make --directory Doc html
 
 to check out the necessary toolset in the :file:`tools/` subdirectory and build
 the HTML output files.  To view the generated HTML, point your favorite browser