diff --git a/README b/README
index fa8ebfb..5db838d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ your settings to this directory and leave default ~/.kde directory unaffected.
 On shadow password systems you have to set $(prefix)/bin/kcheckpass SUID root
 or SGID shadow - otherwise you will not be able to unlock a locked desktop.
 
-The complete KDE desktop is started with "startkde", most distributions start
+The complete KDE desktop is started with "starttde", most distributions start
 it if you set it to the WINDOWMANAGER variable in your shell initializations.