diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac517033..7b8e770f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ To install the latest development version:
 **Note**: If you install JSDoc globally, do not use `sudo npm install`. This may
 prevent you from running JSDoc as a normal user. If you cannot install global
 packages without `sudo`, please
-[fix your npm directory permissions](http://howtonode.org/introduction-to-npm).)
+[fix your npm directory permissions](http://howtonode.org/introduction-to-npm).
 
 #### Running JSDoc with Node.js