diff --git a/doc/user_guide.md b/doc/user_guide.md
index 2f6417c..b56d552 100644
--- a/doc/user_guide.md
+++ b/doc/user_guide.md
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ To do this, create a `configure` script with contents similar to the following:
 
 ```
 #!/bin/sh
-exec "$(dirname "$0")"/rscons "$@"
+exec "$(dirname "$0")"/rscons configure "$@"
 ```
 
 and make it executable with `chmod +x configure`.