diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 04e613b0f..f05bb3907 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ follow the directions at
 https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix
 
 If you got the source from Subversion, run "./autogen.sh", which will
-run the various auto* programs and then run ./configure for you. From
-there, refer to the above instructions.
+run the various auto* programs. Then you can run ./configure, and
+refer to the above instructions.
 
 If it doesn't build for you: