diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.txt b/docs/manual/manual.txt
index 9d394b61..1268b0ef 100644
--- a/docs/manual/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/manual.txt
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ With the qemu command line, you must add a USB CCID device, and a
 name "smartcard":
 
 [source,sh]
--device usb-ccid -chardev spicevmc,name=smartcard -device ccid-card-passthru,chardev=ccid
+-device usb-ccid -chardev spicevmc,name=smartcard,id=ccid -device ccid-card-passthru,chardev=ccid
 
 Client
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