diff --git a/doc/install.txt b/doc/install.txt
index c755389b..474d893f 100644
--- a/doc/install.txt
+++ b/doc/install.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Manual setup for OSX systems
    Now install py2app:
    $ sudo easy_install -U py2app
 
-5. git clone https://github.com/linkchecker/linkchecker.git
+5. git clone https://github.com/linkchecker/linkchecker
 
 6. cd linkchecker