diff --git a/doc/tutorials/getting_started/getting_started.rst b/doc/tutorials/getting_started/getting_started.rst
index 1a561c267b..95a35b6f22 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/getting_started/getting_started.rst
+++ b/doc/tutorials/getting_started/getting_started.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Move into your Colcon workspace and pull the MoveIt tutorials source, where ``<b
 
 Next we will download the source code for the rest of MoveIt: ::
 
-  vcs import < moveit2_tutorials/moveit2_tutorials.repos
+  vcs import --recursive < moveit2_tutorials/moveit2_tutorials.repos
 
 The import command may ask for your GitHub credentials.
 You can just press Enter until it moves on (ignore the "Authentication failed" error).