diff --git a/extensions/vp9/README.md b/extensions/vp9/README.md
index b83d254f3a..1c1d91eb03 100644
--- a/extensions/vp9/README.md
+++ b/extensions/vp9/README.md
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ should be possible to follow the Linux instructions in [Windows PowerShell][].
   * Android config scripts should be re-generated by running
     `generate_libvpx_android_configs.sh`
   * Clean and re-build the project.
-* If you want to use your own version of libvpx, refer to it using a symlink in
-  `${VP9_EXT_PATH}/jni/libvpx`. Please note that
+* If you want to use your own version of libvpx, point to it with the
+  `${VP9_EXT_PATH}/jni/libvpx` symlink. Please note that
   `generate_libvpx_android_configs.sh` and the makefiles may need to be modified
   to work with arbitrary versions of libvpx.