diff --git a/examples/file-associations/README.md b/examples/file-associations/README.md
index a0a56d950..da58498eb 100644
--- a/examples/file-associations/README.md
+++ b/examples/file-associations/README.md
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ This feature is commonly used for functionality such as previewing or editing fi
 1. Run the following inside `examples/file-associations/src-tauri`
 
    ```
-   cargo build
+   cargo build --features tauri/protocol-asset
    ```