diff --git a/fontc_crater/README.md b/fontc_crater/README.md
index 95f117f9..ed45a60e 100644
--- a/fontc_crater/README.md
+++ b/fontc_crater/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $ python -m pip install pip-tools
 
 # Rebuild the file
 # Remove it to force a complete update rather than minimal
-$ rm -rf resources/scripts/requirements.txt && pip-compile resources/scripts/requirements.in
+$ rm -f resources/scripts/requirements.txt && pip-compile resources/scripts/requirements.in
 
 # Commit updated file
 ```