diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cpuacct.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cpuacct.txt
index 9ad85df4b983e9..9d73cc0cadb98a 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/cpuacct.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cpuacct.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ New accounting groups can be created under the parent group /sys/fs/cgroup.
 
 # cd /sys/fs/cgroup
 # mkdir g1
-# echo $$ > g1
+# echo $$ > g1/tasks
 
 The above steps create a new group g1 and move the current shell
 process (bash) into it. CPU time consumed by this bash and its children