diff --git a/README b/README
index 6a05028..dd3fd66 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,19 +9,28 @@ that all these modules are played well together.
 
 The bundled software components are copyrighted by the respective copyright holders.
 
-To build ngx_openresty, just uncompress the latest ngx_openresty tarball
-listed on http://openresty.org and then enter the
-ngx_openresty-* directory,
-and type the following commands:
+To build ngx_openresty, follow the following steps
 
-    ./configure --prefix=/opt/ngx_openresty \
-        --with-http_lua_module \
-        --with-http_drizzle_module \
-        --with-http_rds_json_module
+1. Download the latest ngx_openresty tarball
+listed on <http://openresty.org >,
+   say, ngx_openresty-0.8.54.0.tar.gz
 
-    make
+2. and then enter the ngx_openresty-0.8.54.0/ directory,
+   and type the following command to configure:
 
-    make install
+        ./configure --prefix=/opt/ngx_openresty \
+            --with-http_lua_module \
+            --with-http_drizzle_module \
+            --with-http_rds_json_module
+
+3. Build everything locally
+
+        make
+
+4. Install ngx_openresty into the target directory that you specified by
+   the --prefix option in Step 2.
+
+        make install
 
 For bundle maintainers: