diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@
 	*not* supported.
 
         If you build CHICKEN directly from the development sources out
-        of the subversion repository, you will need a "chicken"
-        executable to generate the compiled C files from the Scheme
-        library sources. If you have a recent version of CHICKEN
-        installed, then pass "CHICKEN=<chicken-executable>" to the
-        "make" invocation to override this setting. "CHICKEN" defaults
-        to "$PREFIX/bin/chicken".
+        of the git repository, you will need a "chicken" executable to
+        generate the compiled C files from the Scheme library
+        sources. If you have a recent version of CHICKEN installed,
+        then pass "CHICKEN=<chicken-executable>" to the "make"
+        invocation to override this setting. "CHICKEN" defaults to
+        "$PREFIX/bin/chicken".
 
         If you do not have a "chicken" binary installed, you will have
 	to obtain a "bootstrapping" compiler, which can either be