diff --git a/doc/UltiSnips.txt b/doc/UltiSnips.txt
index 13b6baf..a2a13c8 100644
--- a/doc/UltiSnips.txt
+++ b/doc/UltiSnips.txt
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ If only one directory is specified in this variable and this directory is
 specified by absolute path, UltiSnips will not look for snippets in
 &runtimepath, which can lead to significant speedup. So, the common case is:
 
-    let g:UltiSnipsSnippetDirectories=[$HOME.'/.vim/UltiSnips']
+    let g:UltiSnipsSnippetDirectories=$HOME.'/.vim/UltiSnips'
 
 However, you will not able to use snippets that are shipped with third party
 plugins out of the box. You'll need to copy them into your chosen directory.