diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b0f1fe1..3ceabdd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
 2. Add `~/.rbenv/bin` to your `$PATH` for access to the `rbenv`
    command-line utility.
 
-        $ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> .bash_profile
+        $ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
 
     **Zsh note**: Modifiy your `~/.zshrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
 
diff --git a/doc/README.mdtoc b/doc/README.mdtoc
index f45af87c..0b493d54 100644
--- a/doc/README.mdtoc
+++ b/doc/README.mdtoc
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
 2. Add `~/.rbenv/bin` to your `$PATH` for access to the `rbenv`
    command-line utility.
 
-        $ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> .bash_profile
+        $ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
 
     **Zsh note**: Modifiy your `~/.zshrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
 
 3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion.
 
-        $ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> .bash_profile
+        $ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
 
     **Zsh note**: Modifiy your `~/.zshrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.