diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/rkt/README.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/rkt/README.md
index 344fee8db42..af1c91d3d10 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/rkt/README.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/rkt/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $ export KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME=rkt
 
 You can optionally choose the version of rkt used by setting `KUBE_RKT_VERSION`:
 ```shell
-export KUBE_RKT_VERSION=0.5.6
+$ export KUBE_RKT_VERSION=0.5.6
 ```
 
 Then you can launch the cluster by: