diff --git a/libbeat/docs/shared-systemd.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/shared-systemd.asciidoc
index 7192ad71504e..25f0c08ece6a 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/shared-systemd.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/shared-systemd.asciidoc
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ would override `BEAT_LOG_OPTS` to enable debug for Elasticsearch output.
 ["source", "systemd", subs="attributes"]
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 [Service]
-Environment=BEAT_LOG_OPTS="-e -d elasticsearch"
+Environment="BEAT_LOG_OPTS=-e -d elasticsearch"
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 To use settings from the {beatname_uc} file, empty the environment
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ variable. For example:
 ["source", "systemd", subs="attributes"]
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 [Service]
-Environment=BEAT_LOG_OPTS=""
+Environment="BEAT_LOG_OPTS="
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 To apply your changes, reload the systemd configuration and restart