diff --git a/libexec/rbenv-init b/libexec/rbenv-init
index 0b2c13aa..d0daa682 100755
--- a/libexec/rbenv-init
+++ b/libexec/rbenv-init
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [ -z "$print" ]; then
     ;;
   esac
 
-  { echo "# Load rbenv automatically by adding"
+  { echo "# Load rbenv automatically by appending"
     echo "# the following to ${profile}:"
     echo
     case "$shell" in