diff --git a/pages/common/curl.md b/pages/common/curl.md
index ec00cce15..45622ba6d 100644
--- a/pages/common/curl.md
+++ b/pages/common/curl.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 - Include an extra header:
 
-`curl --header "{{X-MyHeader: 123}}" {{http://localhost}}`
+`curl -H "{{X-MyHeader: 123}}" {{http://localhost}}`
 
 - Pass a user name and password for server authentication: