diff --git a/make/profile.mk b/make/profile.mk
index 7fb07f79..2f712dcc 100644
--- a/make/profile.mk
+++ b/make/profile.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ install: install_files_PROFILE
 clean: allclean localclean doneclean textclean clean.profile
 
 path-%.sh:
-	@echo "export \$$PATH=\$$PATH:$(INSTALL_EXEDIR)" > $@.tmp
+	@echo "export PATH=\$$PATH:$(INSTALL_EXEDIR)" > $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 clean.profile:
 	/bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh clean -f $(PROFILE)