diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage.md b/docs/content/doc/usage.md
index 4de760892..b0d862e0c 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ immediately, tell Hugo to watch for changes. **It will
 recreate the site faster than you can tab over to
 your browser to view the changes.**
 
-    $ hugo --source ~/mysite --watch
+    $ hugo -s ~/mysite --watch
        Watching for changes. Press ctrl+c to stop
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