diff --git a/src/tools/nix-dev-shell/envrc-flake b/src/tools/nix-dev-shell/envrc-flake
index 218d88d8721f..9def420f05cb 100644
--- a/src/tools/nix-dev-shell/envrc-flake
+++ b/src/tools/nix-dev-shell/envrc-flake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # If you want to use this as an .envrc file to create a shell with necessery components 
 # to develop rustc, use the following command in the root of the rusr checkout:
 #	
-# ln -s ./src/tools/nix-dev-shell/envrc-flake ./.envrc && echo .envrc >> .git/info/exclude
+# ln -s ./src/tools/nix-dev-shell/envrc-flake ./.envrc && nix flake update --flake ./src/tools/nix-dev-shell && echo .envrc >> .git/info/exclude
 
 if nix flake show path:./src/tools/nix-dev-shell &> /dev/null; then
   use flake path:./src/tools/nix-dev-shell