diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl.md
index 192061cd23..7aa1a197e5 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You must use a kubectl version that is within one minor version difference of yo
 1. Download the latest release with the command:
 
     ```
-    curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
+    curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/`curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt`/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
     ```
 
     To download a specific version, replace the `$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)` portion of the command with the specific version.