diff --git a/doc/contribute/doxygen/defines.rst b/doc/contribute/doxygen/defines.rst
index 0b2c4d72066..891d614baa3 100644
--- a/doc/contribute/doxygen/defines.rst
+++ b/doc/contribute/doxygen/defines.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ensures that the comment is appropriately linked to the code.
 
 Incorrect:
 
-.. literalinclude:: ../../../../samples/philosophers/microkernel/src/phil.h
+.. literalinclude:: ../../../samples/philosophers/microkernel/src/phil.h
    :language: c
    :lines: 25-34
    :emphasize-lines: 2, 5
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ Incorrect:
 Observe that the comment does not start with
 :literal:`/**` and therefore Doxygen will ignore it.
 
-The comment is ambiguous; it could apply to either the define or the #if.
\ No newline at end of file
+The comment is ambiguous; it could apply to either the define or the #if.