diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 24bbd18c..db3e8e1e 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ Spring Cloud Build Docs comes with a set of attributes for asciidoctor that you
 	<generated-resources-root>${project.basedir}/target/generated-resources
 	</generated-resources-root>
 	<!-- Use this attribute the reference code from another module -->
-	<project-root>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</project-root>
+	<!-- Note the @ at the end, lowering the precedence of the attribute -->
+	<project-root>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}@</project-root>
 	<!-- It's mandatory for you to pass the docs.main property -->
 	<github-repo>${docs.main}</github-repo>
 	<github-raw>