diff --git a/doc/source/developing.rst b/doc/source/developing.rst
index 90f0900ab0..c41fbf3472 100644
--- a/doc/source/developing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/developing.rst
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ or
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-   $ pip install -e
+   $ pip install -e .