diff --git a/docs/dependency-specification.md b/docs/dependency-specification.md
index f14fd780e77..e3279a92c63 100644
--- a/docs/dependency-specification.md
+++ b/docs/dependency-specification.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ subdir_package = { git = "https://github.com/myorg/mypackage_with_subdirs.git",
 with the corresponding `add` call:
 
 ```bash
-poetry add "https://github.com/myorg/mypackage_with_subdirs.git#subdirectory=subdir"
+poetry add "git+https://github.com/myorg/mypackage_with_subdirs.git#subdirectory=subdir"
 ```
 
 To use an SSH connection, for example in the case of private repositories, use the following example syntax: