diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/plugins.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/plugins.asciidoc
index 3dcb84704a0..0693e84effa 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules/plugins.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/modules/plugins.asciidoc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ for example:
 
 [source,shell]
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-bin/plugin --url file://path/to/plugin --install plugin-name
+bin/plugin --url file:///path/to/plugin --install plugin-name
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