diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b81a47768..0e8120239 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ to your needs.
 #### Development build
 
 1. [Install Go](https://golang.org/doc/install). The minimum supported version is Go 1.12.
-2. Run `go build ./app/victoria-metrics` from the root folder of the repository.
-   It will build `victoria-metrics` binary in the root folder of the repository.
+2. Run `make victoria-metrics` from the root folder of the repository.
+   It will build `victoria-metrics` binary and put int into the `bin` folder.
 
 #### Production build
 
diff --git a/app/victoria-metrics/Makefile b/app/victoria-metrics/Makefile
index 61c887537..b81ce820a 100644
--- a/app/victoria-metrics/Makefile
+++ b/app/victoria-metrics/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # All these commands must run from repository root.
 
+victoria-metrics:
+	GO111MODULE=on go build -mod=vendor -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -o bin/victoria-metrics ./app/victoria-metrics
+
 victoria-metrics-prod:
 	APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) app-via-docker