diff --git a/doc/get-started.md b/doc/get-started.md
index e61da8829791..466d1c1b2b4c 100644
--- a/doc/get-started.md
+++ b/doc/get-started.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ For a static build, use the following subproject definition:
 
 For the header-only version, use:
 
-    fmt = subproject('fmt')
+    fmt = subproject('fmt', default_options: ['header-only=true'])
     fmt_dep = fmt.get_variable('fmt_header_only_dep')
 
 ### Android NDK