diff --git a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
index 518c955b4..e354b7126 100644
--- a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ __sudo() {
 
     echo "I am executing:"
     echo ""
-    printf "    $ $NIX_BECOME %s\\n" "$cmd"
+    printf "    $ %s %s\\n" "$NIX_BECOME" "$cmd"
     echo ""
     echo "$expl"
     echo ""