diff --git a/SuSEconfig.texlive b/SuSEconfig.texlive
index 9299e1d..93ae776 100644
--- a/SuSEconfig.texlive
+++ b/SuSEconfig.texlive
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ done
 if test -x /usr/bin/mtxrun ; then
     test $VERBOSE = true && echo -e "\r[ ]Generate file database."
     TEXMF=${TEXMFDIST} \
-    TEXMFCACHE=${$TEXMFVAR} \
+    TEXMFCACHE=${TEXMFVAR} \
     TEXMFCNF=${TEXMFCNFFILE%/*} \
     /usr/bin/mtxrun --generate < /dev/null 1>&4 2>&4
     let rc+=$?