diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md b/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md
index 995388c8f1..38d4098c0c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/inspect.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ straightforward manner.
 For the most part, you can pick out any field from the JSON in a fairly
 straightforward manner.
 
-    $ docker inspect '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.MacAddress}}{{end}}' $INSTANCE_ID
+    $ docker inspect --format='{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.MacAddress}}{{end}}' $INSTANCE_ID
 
 **Get an instance's log path:**