diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc
index 68f73fc96b8..52bf5ffcbff 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/configuration.asciidoc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setting, as follows:
 
 [source,sh]
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-./bin/elasticsearch -Epath.conf=/path/to/my/config/
+./bin/elasticsearch -Ees.path.conf=/path/to/my/config/
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 [float]