diff --git a/BUILD_ANDROID.md b/BUILD_ANDROID.md
index c9628db0b4..79066d4dba 100644
--- a/BUILD_ANDROID.md
+++ b/BUILD_ANDROID.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Note that your path to `arm-linux-androideabi-ar` will probably not be the same
 ```
 export ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=YOUR_NDK_ROOT
 ./setenv-android.sh
-export AR=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT_/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.6/prebuilt/darwin-x86_64/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-ar
+export AR=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.6/prebuilt/darwin-x86_64/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-ar
 ```
 
 Then, from the OpenSSL directory, run the following commands.