diff --git a/docs/source/installation.mdx b/docs/source/installation.mdx
index 03fc7bee8..5bdcfc367 100644
--- a/docs/source/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/source/installation.mdx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ You need CMake and Python installed. For Linux, make sure to install a compiler
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/TimDettmers/bitsandbytes.git && cd bitsandbytes/
 pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-cmake -DCOMPUTE_BACKEND=cuda
+cmake -DCOMPUTE_BACKEND=cuda -S .
 make
 pip install .
 ```