diff --git a/doc/users/quick_start.rst b/doc/users/quick_start.rst
index 1581b1f0c..598a95e2a 100644
--- a/doc/users/quick_start.rst
+++ b/doc/users/quick_start.rst
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ generated first:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
+   $ ./configure
    $ cd testcases/open_posix_testsuite/
    $ make generate-makefiles
    $ cd conformance/interfaces/foo