diff --git a/darshan-util/doc/darshan-util.txt b/darshan-util/doc/darshan-util.txt
index 2aec7d999..44bf18eff 100644
--- a/darshan-util/doc/darshan-util.txt
+++ b/darshan-util/doc/darshan-util.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ work in other Unix-like environments as well.
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 tar -xvzf darshan-<version-number>.tar.gz
 cd darshan-<version-number>/
-./prepare
+./prepare.sh
 cd darshan-util/
 ./configure
 make