diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/shellenv.sh b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/shellenv.sh
index 5fe34250f8..a4b043d574 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/shellenv.sh
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/shellenv.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ homebrew-shellenv() {
       echo "export HOMEBREW_CELLAR=\"$HOMEBREW_CELLAR\";"
       echo "export HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY=\"$HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY\";"
       echo "export PATH=\"$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin:$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin\${PATH+:\$PATH}\";"
-      echo "export MANPATH=\"$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man\${MANPATH+:\$MANPATH}\";"
+      echo "export MANPATH=\"$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man\${MANPATH+:\$MANPATH}:\";"
       echo "export INFOPATH=\"$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/info\${INFOPATH+:\$INFOPATH}\";"
       ;;
   esac