diff --git a/docs/manual/using-buildroot-debugger.txt b/docs/manual/using-buildroot-debugger.txt
index d5293beb53..9a8a7dfbaf 100644
--- a/docs/manual/using-buildroot-debugger.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/using-buildroot-debugger.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Then, on the host, you should start the cross gdb using the following
 command line:
 
 ----------------------------
-<buildroot>/output/host/bin/<tuple>-gdb -x <buildroot>/output/staging/usr/share/buildroot/gdbinit foo
+<buildroot>/output/host/bin/<tuple>-gdb -ix <buildroot>/output/staging/usr/share/buildroot/gdbinit foo
 ----------------------------
 
 Of course, +foo+ must be available in the current directory, built