diff --git a/docs/userguide/sw_toolchain_setup.adoc b/docs/userguide/sw_toolchain_setup.adoc
index 1a70d0ca2..da65bd7a8 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/sw_toolchain_setup.adoc
+++ b/docs/userguide/sw_toolchain_setup.adoc
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ already done so): make sure to add the _binaries_ folder (`bin`) of your toolcha
 
 [source,bash]
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-$ export PATH:$PATH:/opt/riscv/bin
+$ export PATH=$PATH:/opt/riscv/bin
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 You should add this command to your `.bashrc` (if you are using bash) to automatically add the RISC-V