diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-init b/libexec/pyenv-init
index aeb1b59f..3892ec65 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-init
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-init
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function help_() {
       echo
       echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"'
       echo '[[ -d $PYENV_ROOT/bin ]] && export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"'
-      echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -' $shell')"'
+      echo 'eval "$(pyenv init - '$shell')"'
       ;;
     esac
     echo