diff --git a/arch-vm.md b/arch-vm.md
index b58951e..fba75e0 100644
--- a/arch-vm.md
+++ b/arch-vm.md
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash
 Install `grub`.
 
 ```
-grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
 grub-install /dev/vda
+grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
 # notice, not /dev/vda1. This is the disk, not the partition.
 ```