diff --git a/doc/installation.md b/doc/installation.md
index 56bf92732..cf1d444aa 100644
--- a/doc/installation.md
+++ b/doc/installation.md
@@ -495,6 +495,6 @@ The first release candidate of Icinga Web 2 introduces the following non-backwar
   the file remains unchanged.
 
 * The location of a user's preferences has been changed from
-  **config-dir/preferences/username.ini** to
-  **config-dir/preferences/username/config.ini**.
+  **<config-dir>/preferences/<username>.ini** to
+  **<config-dir>/preferences/<username>/config.ini**.
   The content of the file remains unchanged.