diff --git a/contributing/development/compiling/introduction_to_the_buildsystem.rst b/contributing/development/compiling/introduction_to_the_buildsystem.rst
index 941711c1b..08cb8c5e2 100644
--- a/contributing/development/compiling/introduction_to_the_buildsystem.rst
+++ b/contributing/development/compiling/introduction_to_the_buildsystem.rst
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Several compiler optimization levels can be chosen from:
   build times, but the slowest execution times.
 - ``optimize=custom`` *(advanced users only)*: Do not pass optimization
   arguments to the C/C++ compilers. You will have to pass arguments manually
-  using the ``CFLAGS``, ``CCFLAGS`` and ``CXXFLAGS`` SCons options.
+  using the ``cflags``, ``ccflags`` and ``cxxflags`` SCons options.
 
 Architecture
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