diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/environment-variables.rst b/docs/source/user-guide/environment-variables.rst
index 887c18b71f..9ef714b36d 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-guide/environment-variables.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user-guide/environment-variables.rst
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ defined only on Linux.
    :widths: 20 80
 
    * - LD_RUN_PATH
-     - ``<build prefix>/lib``.
+     - ``$PREFIX/lib``.
 
 
 .. _git-env: