diff --git a/doc/reference/using-cpp.xml b/doc/reference/using-cpp.xml
index cd3577f6..93161339 100644
--- a/doc/reference/using-cpp.xml
+++ b/doc/reference/using-cpp.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 <programlisting language="C++">
 /* compile with:
- *      g++ -g -Wall try.cc `pkg-config vips-cc --cflags --libs`
+ *      g++ -g -Wall try.cc `pkg-config vips-cpp --cflags --libs`
  */
 
 #include &lt;vips/vips8&gt;