diff --git a/doc/install.mdwn b/doc/install.mdwn
index 8a5e8d5ecd..25eb8bedfb 100644
--- a/doc/install.mdwn
+++ b/doc/install.mdwn
@@ -39,5 +39,4 @@ Then just [[download]] git-annex and run: `make; make install`
 
 As a haskell package, git-annex can be built using cabal. For example:
 
-	cabal configure
-	cabal install --bindir=$HOME/bin
+	cabal install git-annex --bindir=$HOME/bin