diff --git a/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md b/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md
index ae3ddc5c..d0db639b 100644
--- a/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md
+++ b/doc/installation/from-source.en-us.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ using the `LDFLAGS` environment variable for `make`. The appropriate settings ar
 - For _`CustomConf`_ you should use `-X \"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting.CustomConf=conf.ini\"`
 - For _`AppWorkPath`_ you should use `-X \"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting.AppWorkPath=working-path\"`
 - For _`StaticRootPath`_ you should use `-X \"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting.StaticRootPath=static-root-path\"`
-- To change the default PID file location use `-X \"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting.PIDFile=/run/gitea.pid\"`
+- To change the default PID file location use `-X \"code.gitea.io/gitea/cmd.PIDFile=/run/gitea.pid\"`
 
 Add as many of the strings with their preceding `-X` to the `LDFLAGS` variable and run `make build`
 with the appropriate `TAGS` as above.