diff --git a/docs/new_project_guide.md b/docs/new_project_guide.md
index ba5c76e67..ef3925d3e 100644
--- a/docs/new_project_guide.md
+++ b/docs/new_project_guide.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ It is very simple for most projects:
 FROM ossfuzz/base-libfuzzer               # base image with clang toolchain
 MAINTAINER YOUR_EMAIL                     # maintainer for this file
 RUN apt-get install -y ...                # install required packages to build your project
-RUN git checkout <git_url> <checkout_dir> # checkout all sources needed to build your project
+RUN git clone <git_url> <checkout_dir>    # checkout all sources needed to build your project
 WORKDIR <checkout_dir>                    # current directory for build script
 COPY build.sh fuzzer.cc $SRC/             # copy build script and other fuzzer files in src dir
 ```