diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index a8a5e64c22..7dfedd93b0 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
      $ cd ~
      $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky
      $ cd poky
-     $ git checkout &DISTRO_NAME; -b &DISTRO_NAME;
+     $ git checkout -b &DISTRO_NAME; origin/&DISTRO_NAME;
             </literallayout>
             In this example, the name of the top-level directory of your local Yocto Project 
             Files Git repository is <filename>poky</filename>.