diff --git a/doc/developer-guidelines.sgml b/doc/developer-guidelines.sgml
index 1ce78ff4..d5142964 100644
--- a/doc/developer-guidelines.sgml
+++ b/doc/developer-guidelines.sgml
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@
check_stuff -c5:6
- The only noncritical range is 5:6
+ Critical if "stuff" is outside of 5:6
- check_stuff -c10:20
+ check_stuff -c@10:20
Critical if "stuff" is less than 10 or over 20