diff --git a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
index 070f5e2cf3..48f81b16a9 100644
--- a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
+++ b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ Build Host Packages
 
 You must install essential host packages on your build host. The
 following command installs the host packages based on an Ubuntu
-distribution::
+distribution:
 
-   $ sudo apt install &UBUNTU_DEBIAN_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+.. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/ubuntu_essential.sh
+   :language: shell
 
 .. note::