diff --git a/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md b/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md
index e1ad83717..ccbcfd363 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Cross-compilation.md
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ to be the host machine.
 Once you have the cross file, starting a build is simple
 
 ```console
-$ meson srcdir builddir --cross-file cross_file.txt
+$ meson setup builddir --cross-file cross_file.txt
 ```
 
 Once configuration is done, compilation is started by invoking `meson compile`