diff --git a/docs/git-compatibility.md b/docs/git-compatibility.md
index 1402e840e..ec33c1857 100644
--- a/docs/git-compatibility.md
+++ b/docs/git-compatibility.md
@@ -174,15 +174,16 @@ technically possible (though not officially supported) to convert it into a
 co-located repo like so:
 
 ```bash
+# Ignore the .jj directory in Git
+echo '/*' > .jj/.gitignore
 # Move the Git repo
 mv .jj/repo/store/git .git
 # Tell jj where to find it
 echo -n '../../../.git' > .jj/repo/store/git_target
-# Ignore the .jj directory in Git
-echo '/*' > .jj/.gitignore
 # Make the Git repository non-bare and set HEAD
 git config --unset core.bare
-jj new @-
+# Convince jj to update .git/HEAD to point to the working-copy commit's parent
+jj new && jj undo
 ```
 
 We may officially support this in the future. If you try this, we would