diff --git a/docs/topics/install.txt b/docs/topics/install.txt
index 1d7b930b9c..9107b2fb97 100644
--- a/docs/topics/install.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/install.txt
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ latest bug fixes and improvements, follow these instructions:
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-       ln -s -t /usr/local/bin WORKING-DIR/django-trunk/django/bin/django-admin.py
+       ln -s WORKING-DIR/django-trunk/django/bin/django-admin.py /usr/local/bin/
 
    (In the above line, change WORKING-DIR to match the full path to your new
    ``django-trunk`` directory.)