diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
index 6be84ea75a..bfe4af57d8 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
       <step>
 	<para>Install the new kernel.</para>
 
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL</userinput></screen>
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make installkernel KERNCONF=<replaceable>MYKERNEL</replaceable></userinput></screen>
       </step>
     </procedure>