diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 877e2b56987..27b63c1080b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ packages:
 Assuming you're on a relatively modern *nix system and have met the
 prerequisites, something along these lines should work.
 
-    $ wget http://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-0.5.tar.gz
+    $ curl -O http://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-0.5.tar.gz
     $ tar -xzf rust-0.5.tar.gz
     $ cd rust-0.5
     $ ./configure