diff --git a/boards/stm32f4discovery/doc.txt b/boards/stm32f4discovery/doc.txt
index 6d86ff7a54..6d1b839b69 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f4discovery/doc.txt
+++ b/boards/stm32f4discovery/doc.txt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ To emulate this board you need an updated version of
 [renode](https://github.com/renode/renode) installed, at least version 1.11.
 
 ```
-BOARD=stm32f4discovery make all emulate
+EMULATE=1 BOARD=stm32f4discovery make all term
 ```
 
 ## Known Issues / Problems