diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md
index 0dc989159..385008d8c 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Supported systems:
 To explicitly instruct the installer to perform a multi-user installation on your system:
 
 ```console
-$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon
+$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
 ```
 
 You can run this under your usual user account or `root`.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ The script will invoke `sudo` as needed.
 To explicitly select a single-user installation on your system:
 
 ```console
-$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --no-daemon
+$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
 ```
 
 In a single-user installation, `/nix` is owned by the invoking user.