diff --git a/contributing/core/developing.md b/contributing/core/developing.md
index 014a9c08d5751..2f64f7acd7f1f 100644
--- a/contributing/core/developing.md
+++ b/contributing/core/developing.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ To develop locally:
 1. Install the [GitHub CLI](https://github.com/cli/cli#installation).
 1. Clone the Next.js repository (download only recent commits for faster clone):
    ```
-   gh repo clone vercel/next.js --depth=3000 --branch canary --single-branch
+   gh repo clone vercel/next.js -- --depth=3000 --branch canary --single-branch
    ```
 1. Create a new branch:
    ```