diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index f38a26f68dbc0089347cc2d817e969024f2ff9c4..415bb887f6a37e3cbf556f5f9552e394f8e188a1 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Installation is easiest using pip. If you want to install just for your user typ
 
     pip install git+https://gitlab.esss.lu.se/ess-bp/ess-python-tools.git -U --user
 
-If you want to install it system wide, omit the `-\-user` argument:
+If you want to install it system wide, omit the `-\\-user` argument:
 
 .. code-block:: bash