diff --git a/doc/install.rst b/doc/install.rst
index 49d03da94a3eac29b24ee9e96750238f77ff3137..86ced197c95e55cdc131befee624a57d3e1ee81e 100644
--- a/doc/install.rst
+++ b/doc/install.rst
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Testing requires having the `nose
 installation, the package can be tested by executing *from outside* the
 source directory::
 
-    nosetests sklearn
+    nosetests sklearn --exe
 
 This should give you a lot of output (and some warnings) but
 eventually should finish with the a text similar to::