diff --git a/windows/README b/windows/README
index 615ada2012..28940f2c3d 100644
--- a/windows/README
+++ b/windows/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ It is based on Unix port, and expected to remain so.
 To cross-compile under Debian/Ubuntu Linux system:
 
 sudo apt-get install mingw32 mingw32-binutils mingw32-runtime
-make CC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc
+make CROSS_COMPILE=i586-mingw32msvc-
 
 The port requires additional testing, debugging, and patches. Please
 consider to contribute.