diff --git a/tools/bootstrap/README.md b/tools/bootstrap/README.md
index 2f323331b4b0c3..ed0cc57bb11043 100644
--- a/tools/bootstrap/README.md
+++ b/tools/bootstrap/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-See the main project
-[BUILDING.md](../../BUILDING.md#option-2-automated-install-with-boxstarter)
-for details on how to use this script.
+Refer to [BUILDING.md](../../BUILDING.md#option-2-automated-install-with-boxstarter) for
+instructions on how to build Node.js with boxstarter.