diff --git a/docs/basic-features/environment-variables.md b/docs/basic-features/environment-variables.md
index 5a0daeb6cd1f9..c9b481baea2bf 100644
--- a/docs/basic-features/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/basic-features/environment-variables.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function getStaticProps() {
 
 By default all environment variables loaded through `.env.local` are only available in the Node.js environment, meaning they won't be exposed to the browser.
 
-In order to expose a variable to the browser you can prefix the variable with `NEXT_PUBLIC_`. For example:
+In order to expose a variable to the browser you have to prefix the variable with `NEXT_PUBLIC_`. For example:
 
 ```bash
 NEXT_PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_ID=abcdefghijk