diff --git a/doc/guide.tex b/doc/guide.tex
index b2034f2b4..c7ff70cb3 100644
--- a/doc/guide.tex
+++ b/doc/guide.tex
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Alternatively, the latest development source code can be retrieved from the Git
 \begin{verbatim}
 git clone git://github.com/processone/ejabberd.git ejabberd
 cd ejabberd
-git checkout -b 2.1.x origin/2.1.x
+./autogen.sh
 \end{verbatim}