diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1475024..4722680 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@
 - Compile phosphor-time-manager with default options:
 
   ```
-     meson builddir
+     meson setup builddir
      ninja -C builddir
   ```
 
 - Compile phosphor-time-manager with some configurable options:
 
   ```
-     meson builddir -Dbuildtype=minsize  -Dtests=disabled
+     meson setup builddir -Dbuildtype=minsize  -Dtests=disabled
      ninja -C builddir
   ```
 
 - Generate test coverage report:
 
   ```
-     meson builddir -Db_coverage=true -Dtests=enabled
+     meson setup builddir -Db_coverage=true -Dtests=enabled
      ninja coverage -C builddir test
   ```