diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57c380b..cb8c0a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -360,12 +360,12 @@ $ pipenv run test
 Betterproto includes compiled versions for Google's well-known types at [betterproto/lib/google](betterproto/lib/google).
 Be sure to regenerate these files when modifying the plugin output format, and validate by running the tests.
 
-Normally, the plugin does not compile any references to `google.protobuf`, since they are pre-compiled. To force compilation of `google.protobuf`, set this environment variable: `PROTOBUF_OPTS=INCLUDE_GOOGLE`. 
+Normally, the plugin does not compile any references to `google.protobuf`, since they are pre-compiled. To force compilation of `google.protobuf`, set this environment variable: `BETTERPROTO_OPTS=INCLUDE_GOOGLE`. 
 
 Assuming your `google.protobuf` source files (included with all releases of `protoc`) are located in `/usr/local/include`, you can regenerate them as follows:
 
 ```sh
-export PROTOBUF_OPTS=INCLUDE_GOOGLE
+export BETTERPROTO_OPTS=INCLUDE_GOOGLE
 protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-custom=betterproto/plugin.py --custom_out=betterproto/lib -I/usr/local/include/ /usr/local/include/google/protobuf/*.proto
 ```