diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 928d4a509..66c1410c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ Check out the project:
 
     git clone https://github.com/andrew/node-sass.git
     cd node-sass
-    npm install
-    npm install -g node-gyp
     git submodule init
     git submodule update
+    npm install
+    npm install -g node-gyp
     node-gyp rebuild
 
 Replace the prebuild binary with your newly generated one