diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml
index 5b3bb83d10..4d58dc456c 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
                     recipe and <filename>taskB</filename> for the second
                     recipe:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ bitbake myfirstrecipe recipe:do_taskA mysecondrecipe recipe:do_taskB
+     $ bitbake myfirstrecipe:do_taskA mysecondrecipe:do_taskB
                     </literallayout>
                 </para>
             </section>