diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/README.md b/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/README.md
index 3d416130e25fb..50de925ddcc81 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/README.md
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ to the PR.
 # Installation
 
 ```console
-cd tools/prlint
+cd tools/@aws-cdk/prlint
 yarn install
 ```