diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 224df2c..09399da 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ Documentation: http://gem5.org/Checkpoints
 In guest, wait for the boot to end and run:
 
 ....
-/m5 checkpoint
+m5 checkpoint
 ....
 
 To restore the checkpoint, kill the VM and run:
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ Let's create a second checkpoint to see how it works, in guest:
 
 ....
 date >f
-/m5 checkpoint
+m5 checkpoint
 ....
 
 Kill the VM, and try it out:
diff --git a/gem5/external.mk b/gem5/external.mk
index 8b6114f..2c7a826 100644
--- a/gem5/external.mk
+++ b/gem5/external.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define GEM5_BUILD_CMDS
 endef
 
 define GEM5_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 '$(@D)/gem5/util/m5/m5' '$(TARGET_DIR)'
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 '$(@D)/gem5/util/m5/m5' '$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin'
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))