diff --git a/sphinx/quickstart.py b/sphinx/quickstart.py
index 55ff31ddf..28dd3c91d 100644
--- a/sphinx/quickstart.py
+++ b/sphinx/quickstart.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import sys, os
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
-#sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('.'))
+#sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------