diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index c67879ba9e..0500be356d 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@
                 </literallayout>
                 Alternatively, you can use
                 <filename>devtool build</filename>, which is equivalent to
-                <filename>bitbake -c install</filename>.
+                <filename>bitbake -c populate_sysroot</filename>.
                 For example:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ devtool build <replaceable>your-project-name</replaceable>
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@
                 OpenEmbedded build system to build your software based
                 on the recipe file.
                 The <filename>devtool build</filename> command is equivalent to
-                <filename>bitbake -c install</filename>.
+                <filename>bitbake -c populate_sysroot</filename>.
                 Here is an example:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ devtool build <replaceable>recipe</replaceable>