diff --git a/README b/README
index 770e094..e531460 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ readable report with leaks coalesced by stack trace and sorted by
 number of leak instances. Usually the last entry on this report is
 the one to care most about.
 
-The example in example/ shows how you might use it. Note that everything
-needs to be compiled without optimisation and with debugging symbols.
+leaky.c in regress/ shows how you might use it (run 'make' in that directory
+and run it manually, or look at the Makefile for tips).
+
+Note that everything needs to be compiled without optimisation and with
+debugging symbols.