diff --git a/INSTALL.cmake b/INSTALL.cmake
index 0264540b36..cfdbcd8945 100644
--- a/INSTALL.cmake
+++ b/INSTALL.cmake
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Building with GCC/Linux
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     * create a build directory, e.g. .../trunk/../build
-    * call in the build directory 'cmake ..\trunk\development\cmake'
+    * call in the build directory 'cmake ../trunk/development/cmake'
     * compiler and linker options could be suppressd by '-Dquiet=1'