diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d2c196880b..2fe3c39bde 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ For managing includes in C files, use [include-what-you-use].
 - To see which includes needs fixing use the cmake preset `iwyu`:
   ```bash
   cmake --preset iwyu
-  cmake --build build iwyu
+  cmake --build build
   ```
 - There's also a make target that automatically fixes the suggestions from
   IWYU:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 012a4f07fa..8294d48eb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test: $(TEST)
 
 iwyu: build/.ran-cmake
 	cmake --preset iwyu
-	cmake --build --preset iwyu > build/iwyu.log
+	cmake --build build > build/iwyu.log
 	iwyu-fix-includes --only_re="src/nvim" --ignore_re="src/nvim/(auto|map.h|eval/encode.c)" --safe_headers < build/iwyu.log
 	cmake -B build -U ENABLE_IWYU