diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1505f4ee..28bd2862 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ section below.
 cd shadowsocks-libev
 sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libtool libssl-dev \
     gawk debhelper dh-systemd init-system-helpers pkg-config
-dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -i
+dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc -i
 cd ..
 sudo dpkg -i shadowsocks-libev*.deb
 ```