diff --git a/libbsd/README b/libbsd/README
index 242466527..8d2316160 100644
--- a/libbsd/README
+++ b/libbsd/README
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ required to set various build environment variables to allow other software
 to discover libbsd, for example (alter as needed):
 
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -I/usr/opt/libbsd/include"
-LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS" -L/usr/opt/libbsd/lib"
+LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" -L/usr/opt/libbsd/lib"
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/opt/libbsd/lib"
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/opt/libbsd/lib/pkgconfig"