diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi
index dd30483436..b3568cbf06 100644
--- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi
+++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi
@@ -5088,8 +5088,8 @@ use_guix()
     PACKAGES=(help2man guile-sqlite3 guile-gcrypt)
 
     # Thanks <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-09/msg00859.html>
-    eval "$(guix shell --search-paths --root="$gcroot" --pure guix \
-     $@{PACKAGES[@@]@} $@{PACKAGES_MAINTENANCE[@@]@} "$@@")"
+    eval "$(guix shell --search-paths --root="$gcroot" --pure \
+     --development guix $@{PACKAGES[@@]@} $@{PACKAGES_MAINTENANCE[@@]@} "$@@")"
 
     # Predefine configure flags.
     configure()