diff --git a/docs/remote-control.rst b/docs/remote-control.rst
index d6a2994e7..d6ca0ee83 100644
--- a/docs/remote-control.rst
+++ b/docs/remote-control.rst
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ If you wish to ignore errors from the command, prefix the command with an
 ``!``. For example, the following will not return an error when no windows
 are matched::
 
-    map f1 !focus-window --match XXXXXX
+    map f1 remote_control !focus-window --match XXXXXX
 
 .. note:: You do not need :opt:`allow_remote_control` to use these mappings,
    as they are not actual remote programs, but are simply a way to resuse the