diff --git a/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst b/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
index f49a36478..fd3538e53 100644
--- a/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
+++ b/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ Release Notes for 2024
 mm-dd
 *****
 
+10-04
+=====
+The :ref:`jit_compile.cpp-name` example line was missing 
+CPPAD_C_COMPILER_CMD in the line (this has been fixed)::
+
+   const char* cmd = CPPAD_C_COMPILER_CMD " --version > temp";
+
 10-02
 =====
 #. The *include_eigen* argument was removed from the :ref:`cmake-name` command
diff --git a/example/jit/compile.cpp b/example/jit/compile.cpp
index d9c183fcd..daea0a4bd 100644
--- a/example/jit/compile.cpp
+++ b/example/jit/compile.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool compile(void)
       compile = CPPAD_C_COMPILER_CMD " /EHs /EHc /c /TC /O2";
 # endif
 # if CPPAD_C_COMPILER_GNU_FLAGS
-   const char* cmd = " --version > temp";
+   const char* cmd = CPPAD_C_COMPILER_CMD " --version > temp";
    if( std::system(cmd) == 0 )
       compile = CPPAD_C_COMPILER_CMD " -c -fPIC -O2";
 # endif