diff --git a/chapter05/installasuser.xml b/chapter05/installasuser.xml
index af2883e6d..c459f72e6 100644
--- a/chapter05/installasuser.xml
+++ b/chapter05/installasuser.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ the normal way through the console or the display manager, or with
 the following commands to setup a good environment to work in:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>cat > ~/.bash_profile << "EOF"
-#!/bin/sh
 umask 022
 
 LFS=/mnt/lfs