diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc0ec64b..7175b427 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ To build in release mode, run:
 
     make release
 
-By default, the compiler builds excutables for the AMD64 architecture.
+By default, the compiler builds excutables for the x86-64 architecture.
 To target others, specify a blank `ARCH` flag:
 
     make ARCH= release