diff --git a/mingw-cross.txt b/mingw-cross.txt
index 94ad1d1fc..15a0fb5c9 100644
--- a/mingw-cross.txt
+++ b/mingw-cross.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ et. al. are in your path.
 
 Next, compile with the command:
 
-  $ make HOSTCC=cc HOSTCFLAGS=-O
+  $ make
 
 The configure generated the cross compiler flags, but there are a few
 bits that need to be compiled with the native compiler. (version.exe
 for example is used by the build process but is not installed.) The
-MOSTCC= flag on the make command line makes sure the Makefile knows
-about the native tool.
+configure script should have gotten all that right.
+