diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
index 8f39ce87b9..74ba98e1fc 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class FormulaCreator
   def template; <<-EOS.undent
     require 'formula'
 
-    class #{Formula.class_s name} <Formula
+    class #{Formula.class_s name} < Formula
       url '#{url}'
       homepage ''
       md5 '#{md5}'