diff --git a/docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/building.rst b/docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/building.rst
index a8eb1c46c2f3..05a5b2f08391 100644
--- a/docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/building.rst
+++ b/docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/building.rst
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Building other Arrow libraries
 
       .. code:: console
 
-         $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable -vv .
+         $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable . -vv
 
       **Recompiling C++**
 
diff --git a/docs/source/developers/python/building.rst b/docs/source/developers/python/building.rst
index fc2d1a26294a..39d72b7c7d3c 100644
--- a/docs/source/developers/python/building.rst
+++ b/docs/source/developers/python/building.rst
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ To build PyArrow run:
       .. code-block::
 
          $ pushd arrow/python
-         $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable -vv .
+         $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable . -vv
          $ popd
 
    .. tab-item:: Windows
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ To build PyArrow run:
       .. code-block::
 
          $ pushd arrow\python
-         $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable -vv .
+         $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable . -vv
          $ popd
 
       .. note::
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ To build PyArrow run:
          .. code-block::
 
             $ set PYARROW_BUNDLE_ARROW_CPP=ON
-            $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable -vv .
+            $ pip install --no-build-isolation --editable . -vv
 
          Note that bundled Arrow C++ libraries will not be automatically
          updated when rebuilding Arrow C++.