diff --git a/rpm/README b/rpm/README
index f9d83f834c..af0b0c4f22 100644
--- a/rpm/README
+++ b/rpm/README
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ Short instructions:
 You'll need to be root.  (It is possible to avoid this requirement,
 but I haven't done the work to the RPM.)
 
-rpm -ivh <whatever>.src.rpm
+cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
+tar -zxvf xacc-1.x.tar.gz
+cp xacc-1.x/rpm/xacc.spec ../SPECS
+cp xacc-1.x/rpm/xacc.wmconfig .
+
 cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
-rpm -ba <whatever>.spec
+rpm -ba xacc.spec
 
 wait a bit, and a new binary rpm will be in
 /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/<arch> and a new src.rpm will be in