diff --git a/example.Dockerfile b/example.Dockerfile
index 6c1114a8a1941d067c8618b55f7dad861f2c10eb..b19b54e643b1a56948bbbf65d61f72628cb0bf28 100644
--- a/example.Dockerfile
+++ b/example.Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # syntax = devthefuture/dockerfile-x
 
 # We use the dockerfile-x syntax to demonstrate what would be required from an
-# actual application that was using the base Dockerfile. Note that due to the
-# docker build's context system this Dockerfile must be build from the parent
-# directory, with the command:
-#
-# $ docker build -f example/Dockerfile .
+# actual application that was using the base Dockerfile.
+
+FROM ./Dockerfile as base
 
 COPY example ./example
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app/example