diff --git a/doc/reference/autoinstall-reference.rst b/doc/reference/autoinstall-reference.rst
index c5500f54a..261f259fd 100644
--- a/doc/reference/autoinstall-reference.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/autoinstall-reference.rst
@@ -863,6 +863,14 @@ flavor
 
 The ``flavor`` of the kernel, e.g., ``generic`` or ``hwe``.
 
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   autoinstall:
+      kernel:
+        package: linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic
+
 .. _ai-timezone:
 
 timezone