diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3b8c56c..548e8af7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ You can build using command line as follows:
 
 Include `msgpack.hpp` (or `msgpack.h` for C) in your application and link with libmsgpack. Here is a typical gcc link command:
 
-    g++ -lmsgpack myapp.c -o myapp
+    g++ myapp.cpp -lmsgpack -o myapp
 
 
 ### Code Example
diff --git a/README_crosslang.md b/README_crosslang.md
index 80270022..83b8a9f3 100644
--- a/README_crosslang.md
+++ b/README_crosslang.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ as comparing that implementations.
     or
     $ port install msgpack  # MacPorts
     
-    $ g++ -Wall -lmsgpack crosslang.cc -o crosslang
+    $ g++ -Wall crosslang.cc -lmsgpack -o crosslang
 
     $ ./crosslang
     Usage: ./crosslang [in-file] [out-file]
diff --git a/crosslang.cc b/crosslang.cc
index be521b36..36a9169e 100644
--- a/crosslang.cc
+++ b/crosslang.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // or
 // $ port install msgpack  # MacPorts
 //
-// $ g++ -Wall -lmsgpack crosslang.cc
+// $ g++ -Wall crosslang.cc -lmsgpack
 //
 #include <msgpack.hpp>
 #include <iostream>