diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 220980f4..b0f69daa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Enter root keys passphrase:
 Copy `root.json.sigs` back to the repo box and import the signatures:
 
 ``` bash
-$ tuf add-signatures --signatures=root.json.sigs root.json
+$ tuf add-signatures --signatures root.json.sigs root.json
 ```
 
 This achieves the same state as the above flow for the repo box: