diff --git a/share/skel/dot.shrc b/share/skel/dot.shrc
index 73491698e8e7..ea32f3578bfa 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.shrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.shrc
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ alias g='egrep -i'
 # esac
 
 # search path for cd(1)
-# CDPATH=.:$HOME
+# CDPATH=:$HOME