diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index bcb3f162..0350f01c 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Collect all new strings to translate::
 
  Compile them into *.mo* files::
 
-  $ make compile-translations
+  $ make build-translations
 
 Commit both *.mo* and *.po*.