diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ make
 Or build without make:
 ```bash
 # Download the V compiler's source translated to C
-wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vlang/vc/master/v.c  
+curl -sO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vlang/vc/master/v.c
 cc -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c  # Build it with Clang or GCC
 ./v -o v .                 # Use the resulting V binary to build V from V source
 ./v -o v .                 # Build the compiler again to make sure it works