diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/integrate/zitadel-apis/access-zitadel-system-api.md b/docs/docs/guides/integrate/zitadel-apis/access-zitadel-system-api.md
index 4b96e9bbd..770aec456 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/integrate/zitadel-apis/access-zitadel-system-api.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/integrate/zitadel-apis/access-zitadel-system-api.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ You can define any id for your user. This guide will assume it's `system-user-1`
 Generate an RSA private key with 2048 bit modulus:
 
 ```bash
-openssl genrsa -out system-user-1.pem 2048
+openssl genrsa -traditional -out system-user-1.pem 2048
 ```
 
 and export a public key from the newly created private key: