diff --git a/chapter06/chroot.sgml b/chapter06/chroot.sgml
index 067aac9a2..4851a2862 100644
--- a/chapter06/chroot.sgml
+++ b/chapter06/chroot.sgml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ actually /mnt/lfs but the shell doesn't know that).
 </literallayout></blockquote>
 
 <para>
-The TERM=`echo $TERM` construction will set the $TERM value inside
+The TERM=$TERM construction will set the $TERM value inside
 chroot to the same value as outside chroot which is needed for programs
 like vim and less to operate properly.
 </para>