diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fde826..4e2003a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ You may need to use `cmake3` instead of `cmake` to complete the following steps
 ```
   mkdir build && cd build && cmake -S ..
 ```
-  with specific compile options:
+  optional CMake parameters:
 ```
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang