diff --git a/examples/QUANTUM/PySCF/README b/examples/QUANTUM/PySCF/README
index a2e66aecea..899a08f30e 100644
--- a/examples/QUANTUM/PySCF/README
+++ b/examples/QUANTUM/PySCF/README
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Traditional make:
 CMake:
 
 % cd ~/lammps
-% mkdir build_test; cd build_test
+% mkdir build; cd build
 % cmake -D PKG_MDI=yes -D PKG_MOLECULE=yes -D PKG_KSPACE=yes ../cmake
 % make -j
 % cp lmp ~/lammps/examples/QUANTUM/PySCF/lmp_mpi