diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 142ee9766f..90363d4a09 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ flags:
        --with-extra-lib=DIRECTORY/lib --with-extra-inc=DIRECTORY/include
     If DIRECTORY is not specified, the current prefix is used.
 
-  o --with-version-suffix[=VERSION] will install LyX as lyx-VERSION,
-    e.g. lyx-1.6.1. The LyX data directory will be something like 
-    <whatever>/lyx-1.6.1/. Additionally your user configuration files 
-    will be found in e.g. $HOME/.lyx-1.6.1
+  o --with-version-suffix[=VERSION] will install LyX as lyxVERSION,
+    e.g. lyx1.6.1. The LyX data directory will be something like
+    <whatever>/lyx1.6.1/. Additionally your user configuration files
+    will be found in e.g. $HOME/.lyx1.6.1
 
     You can use this feature to install more than one version of LyX
     on the same system. You can optionally specify a "version" of your