diff --git a/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst b/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
index fe6bd3f9e..25c1a12f3 100644
--- a/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ or change the interpreter globally with an env variable in ``~/.bashrc``:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   $ export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.7
+   $ export VIRTUALENV_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.7
 
 2. To begin using the virtual environment, it needs to be activated: