diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ In the beginning of the building process, the installer provides users the choic
 If HPVM is selected to be built automatically, the installer allows users to type in the number of threads they want to use. 
 The default number of threads used to build HPVM is two.
 
-Alternatively, CMake can be run manually.
+Alternatively, CMake can be run manually using the following steps in ./hpvm-release/hpvm directory.
 ```shell
 mkdir build
 cd build
@@ -61,15 +61,14 @@ Some common options that can be used with CMake are:
 
 * -DLLVM_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=On --- Compile with assertion checks enabled (default is Yes for Debug builds, No for all other build types).
 
-In order to manually build and install HPVM, GNU Make can be run using the following.
+In order to manually build and install HPVM, GNU Make can be run using the following in the build directory.
 ```shell
 make -j<number of threads>
 make install
 ```
 
 In the end of the installation process, the installer automatically runs all the regression tests to ensure that the installation is
-successful. If HPVM is built and installed manually, the tests can be automatically run by executing the following step from the 
-current directory.
+successful. If HPVM is built and installed manually, the tests can be automatically run by executing the following step from the ./hpvm-release/hpvm directory.
 ```shell
 bash scripts/automate_tests.sh
 ```