diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/app-shell-long.md b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/app-shell-long.md
index 03f97d41a1cc..dc4555b74a01 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/app-shell-long.md
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/app-shell-long.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Use this command with a routing app that is accompanied by a Universal server-si
 To create an app shell, use the following command.
 
 <code-example format="." language="bash">
- ng generate app-shell --client-project my-app
+ ng generate app-shell my-app
 </code-example>
 
 * `my-app` is the name of your client application