diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.xml
index 32e00544cef..89fab666561 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
$ cd /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual
-$ make
+$ nix-shell
+nix-shell$ make