diff --git a/docs/binary.rst b/docs/binary.rst
index 8376fb9e1..51e9d0e86 100644
--- a/docs/binary.rst
+++ b/docs/binary.rst
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ particular desktop, but it should work for most major desktop environments.
 
 Note: if you use the venerable [`stow`](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/)
 command to manage your manual installations, the following takes care of the
-above for you:
+above for you (use with `dest=~/.local/stow`):
 
 .. code-block:: sh