diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7091c779..c7e5fe84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Just do a git rebase!
 
     cd ~/.vim_runtime
     git reset --hard
+    git clean -d --force
     git pull --rebase
     python update_plugins.py  # use python3 if python is unavailable