diff --git a/docs/kibana-repositories.asciidoc b/docs/kibana-repositories.asciidoc
index 62768e04eace2..6a9c2ca196227 100644
--- a/docs/kibana-repositories.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/kibana-repositories.asciidoc
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ has the following fingerprint:
 wget -qO - https://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -
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 +
-. Add the repository definition to your `/etc/apt/sources.list` file:
+. Add the repository definition to your `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kibana.list` file:
 +
 [source, sh]
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-echo "deb http://packages.elastic.co/kibana/{branch}/debian stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo "deb http://packages.elastic.co/kibana/{branch}/debian stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kibana.list
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 +
 [WARNING]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ When the `deb-src` entry, is present, the commands in this procedure generate an
 
     Unable to find expected entry 'main/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
 
-Delete the `deb-src` entry from the `/etc/apt/sources.list` file to clear the error.
+Delete the `deb-src` entry from the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kibana.list` file to clear the error.
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 +
 . Run `apt-get update` and the repository is ready for use. Install Kibana with the following command: