diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de8fb876c..9723a9956 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ the dependencies of the `igl::opengl::glfw::Viewer`.
 
 We recommend you to install libigl using git via:
 
-    git clone --recursive https://github.com/libigl/libigl.git
+    git clone https://github.com/libigl/libigl.git
     cd libigl/
     git checkout 6ebc585611d27d8e2038bbbf9cb4910c51713848
+    git submodule update --init --recursive
     cd ..
 
 If you have installed libigl at `/path/to/libigl/` then a good place to clone