diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/diagnostic.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/diagnostic.rb
index 061fe64bfb..68d90a9df4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/diagnostic.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/diagnostic.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module Homebrew
           this variable set to include other locations.
           Some programs like `vapigen` may not work correctly.
           Consider adding Homebrew's share directory to XDG_DATA_DIRS like so:
-            #{Utils::Shell.prepend_variable_in_profile("XDG_DATA_DIRS", HOMEBREW_PREFIX/"share")}
+            echo 'export XDG_DATA_DIRS="#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/share:$XDG_DATA_DIRS"' >> #{shell_profile}
         EOS
       end