diff --git a/src/niceload.pod b/src/niceload.pod
index 95cc370e..502e5b8f 100644
--- a/src/niceload.pod
+++ b/src/niceload.pod
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ In terminal 1 run: top
 
 In terminal 2 run:
 
-B<niceload perl -e '$|=1;do{$l==$r or print "."; $l=$r}until(($r=time-$^T)>>B<50)'>
+B<niceload -q perl -e '$|=1;do{$l==$r or print "."; $l=$r}until(($r=time-$^T)>>B<50)'>
 
 This will print a '.' every second for 50 seconds and eat a lot of
 CPU. When the load rises to 1.0 the process is suspended.
diff --git a/src/niceload.texi b/src/niceload.texi
index 89324f45..931c0009 100644
--- a/src/niceload.texi
+++ b/src/niceload.texi
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ In terminal 1 run: top
 
 In terminal 2 run:
 
-@strong{niceload perl -e '$|=1;do@{$l==$r or print "."; $l=$r@}until(($r=time-$^T)}>@strong{50)'}
+@strong{niceload -q perl -e '$|=1;do@{$l==$r or print "."; $l=$r@}until(($r=time-$^T)}>@strong{50)'}
 
 This will print a '.' every second for 50 seconds and eat a lot of
 CPU. When the load rises to 1.0 the process is suspended.