diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.chapter.md b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.chapter.md
index 8d504dfb0b0a..8cb6823d0985 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.chapter.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-documentation.chapter.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You can quickly validate your edits with `make`:
 ```ShellSession
 $ cd /path/to/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual
 $ nix-shell
-nix-shell$ make
+nix-shell$ devmode
 ```
 
 Once you are done making modifications to the manual, it's important to