diff --git a/doc/SECURITY.md b/doc/SECURITY.md
index f921ed86..aa23d7de 100644
--- a/doc/SECURITY.md
+++ b/doc/SECURITY.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ rqlite supports encryption of all inter-node traffic. To enable this, pass `-nod
 
 One way to generate the necessary (possibly self-signed) resources is via [openssl](https://www.openssl.org/):
 ```
-openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 365
+openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 365
 ```
 
 ## Basic Auth