diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d95ea4e..4824ada 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 can specify these as environment variables before running ./configure.
 For example:
 
-CFLAGS="-O -m486" LFLAGS="-s" LIBS="-lrubbish" LD="/usr/foo/ld" ./configure
+CFLAGS="-O -m486" LDFLAGS="-s" LIBS="-lrubbish" LD="/usr/foo/ld" ./configure
 
 3. Configuration
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