diff --git a/doc/user/building.rst b/doc/user/building.rst
index 2cfdc6bf..50995263 100644
--- a/doc/user/building.rst
+++ b/doc/user/building.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ When running libinput versions 1.11.x or earlier, you must run
 
 ::
 
-     $> sudo udevadm hwdb --update
+     $> sudo systemd-hwdb update
 
 
 Additional options may also be specified. For example:
diff --git a/doc/user/device-configuration-via-udev.rst b/doc/user/device-configuration-via-udev.rst
index b9ebb23b..735a0415 100644
--- a/doc/user/device-configuration-via-udev.rst
+++ b/doc/user/device-configuration-via-udev.rst
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ that update causes a hwdb change).
 
 To update the binary file on-disk, run: ::
 
-    sudo udevadm hwdb --update
+    sudo systemd-hwdb update
 
 Then, to trigger a reload of all properties on your device, run: ::