diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 76a715e..e794701 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ continue execution after a command, even if it fails, prefix the command with
 
 ```make
 foo:
-    cat foo
+    -cat foo
     echo 'Done!'
 ```