diff --git a/data/etc/profile b/data/etc/profile
index 2452a1f0bf..71542e24d4 100644
--- a/data/etc/profile
+++ b/data/etc/profile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ echo -e "\nWelcome to the Haiku shell.\n"
 # switch to $HOME
 cd
 
-export PS1="\w>"
+export PS1="\w> "
 export HISTFILESIZE=50
 
 bind '"\e[2~":paste-from-clipboard'