diff --git a/init/lmod/fish b/init/lmod/fish
index c7d729368f..46cd7cacf4 100644
--- a/init/lmod/fish
+++ b/init/lmod/fish
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set EESSI_CVMFS_REPO (set -q EESSI_CVMFS_REPO; and echo "$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO"; or
 # Choose an EESSI version
 set EESSI_VERSION (set -q EESSI_VERSION; and echo "$EESSI_VERSION"; or echo "2023.06")
 # Path to top-level module tree
-set -x MODULEPATH MODULEPATH="$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO"/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
+set -x MODULEPATH "$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO"/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/init/modules
 . "$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO"/versions/"$EESSI_VERSION"/compat/linux/(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/fish
 
 if test -z "$__Init_Default_Modules"