diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 122b20839..69aa8968a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ file and install telegraf:
 cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/influxdb.repo
 [influxdb]
 name = InfluxDB Repository - RHEL $releasever
-baseurl = https://repos.influxdata.com/rhel/$releasever/$basearch/stable
+baseurl = https://repos.influxdata.com/rhel/\$releasever/\$basearch/stable
 enabled = 1
 gpgcheck = 1
 gpgkey = https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdb.key