diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index f3f2a4b026..49d8f5c10c 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1379,11 +1379,11 @@
                     </literallayout>
                     Use this syntax to generate a recipe based on <replaceable>source</replaceable>.
                     The options direct <filename>recipetool</filename> to
-                    run in "quiet mode" and to generate debugging information.
+                    generate debugging information.
                     Once generated, the recipe resides in the existing source
                     code layer:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     recipetool create -o <replaceable>OUTFILE</replaceable> <replaceable>source</replaceable>
+     recipetool create -d -o <replaceable>OUTFILE</replaceable> <replaceable>source</replaceable>
                     </literallayout>
                 </para>
             </section>