diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index 51d9e2fe38..9db40fdde4 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To build protobuf from source, the following tools are needed:
 
 On Ubuntu/Debian, you can install them with:
 
-    $ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip
+    sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip
 
 On other platforms, please use the corresponding package managing tool to
 install them before proceeding.