diff --git a/poky/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst b/poky/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst
index 03061a7..efe369c 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
    exists on your system and by default, it is checked out:
    ::
 
-      $ cd ~/poky
+      $ cd poky
       $ git status
       On branch master
       Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.