diff --git a/docs/platform/qemu_virt.md b/docs/platform/qemu_virt.md
index 2196e5af..27771485 100644
--- a/docs/platform/qemu_virt.md
+++ b/docs/platform/qemu_virt.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.bin
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.bin
 ```
 
 **U-Boot Payload**
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic FW_PAYLOAD_PATH=<uboot_build_directory>/u-boot.bin
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf
 ```
 or
 ```
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic FW_PAYLOAD_PATH=<linux_build_directory>/arch/riscv/boot/Im
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf \
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf \
 	-drive file=<path_to_linux_rootfs>,format=raw,id=hd0 \
 	-device virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0 \
 	-append "root=/dev/vda rw console=ttyS0"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic PLATFORM_RISCV_XLEN=32
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv32 -M virt -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.bin
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.bin
 ```
 
 **U-Boot Payload**
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic PLATFORM_RISCV_XLEN=32 FW_PAYLOAD_PATH=<uboot_build_direct
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv32 -M virt -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf
 ```
 or
 ```
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic PLATFORM_RISCV_XLEN=32 FW_PAYLOAD_PATH=<linux_build_direct
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv32 -M virt -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf \
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf \
 	-drive file=<path_to_linux_rootfs>,format=raw,id=hd0 \
 	-device virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0 \
 	-append "root=/dev/vda rw console=ttyS0"
diff --git a/docs/platform/spike.md b/docs/platform/spike.md
index 8d6b4221..79e2eb2b 100644
--- a/docs/platform/spike.md
+++ b/docs/platform/spike.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv64 -M spike -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf
 ```
 
 **Linux Kernel Payload**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ make PLATFORM=generic FW_PAYLOAD_PATH=<linux_build_directory>/arch/riscv/boot/Im
 Run:
 ```
 qemu-system-riscv64 -M spike -m 256M -nographic \
-	-kernel build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf \
+	-bios build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_payload.elf \
 	-initrd <path_to_cpio_ramdisk> \
 	-append "root=/dev/ram rw console=hvc0 earlycon=sbi"
 ```