diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f357dbca11b3bf4037c18eea168febd45e1e2243..d3b16649eca8a6b5269026f82546fa11b547fcc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ git merge origin/master
 > git fetch --all
 >
 > # replace <branch_name> with your local branch name
-> git rebase <remote_name>/master
+> git checkout <remote_name>/master
 >
 > # replace <remote_name> with the main repository name
 > git rebase <remote_name>/master