diff --git a/doc/vlc-wrapper.1 b/doc/vlc-wrapper.1
index e7d4d8fbf3..73288f18bb 100644
--- a/doc/vlc-wrapper.1
+++ b/doc/vlc-wrapper.1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The preferred way is to use
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 \& $ sudo vlc-wrapper \-\-option1 \-\-option2
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-You can also set the SUDO_UID environement variable:
+You can also set the SUDO_UID environment variable:
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 \& # SUDO_UID=1000 vlc-wrapper \-\-option1 \-\-option2
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