diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ system.  If compiling from a git checkout, you need to first run
 
 from the top level directory to generate the `configure` script.
 The release tarball contains the pre-created `configure` script,
-so when building fom a release, you can skip this step.
+so when building from a release, you can skip this step.
 Then basically all you need to do is