diff --git a/doc/cvs_full_checkout.php b/doc/cvs_full_checkout.php
index 9b38e0cc8d..6cf7253896 100755
--- a/doc/cvs_full_checkout.php
+++ b/doc/cvs_full_checkout.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 		$fp = fopen($tmp_dir . '/createrelease.exp','w');
 		$contents = "#!/usr/bin/expect -f\n";
-		$contents = "send -- \"export CVS_RSH=ssh\"\n";
+		$contents .= "send -- \"export CVS_RSH=ssh\"\n";
 		$contents .= "set force_conservative 0\n";
 		$contents .= "if {\$force_conservative} {\n";
 		$contents .= "      set send_slow {1 .1}\n";
diff --git a/doc/cvs_full_checkout.pl b/doc/cvs_full_checkout.pl
index f7788389da..ba9cd55607 100755
--- a/doc/cvs_full_checkout.pl
+++ b/doc/cvs_full_checkout.pl
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 		open(FP, ">$tmp_dir/createrelease.exp");
 		$contents = "#!/usr/bin/expect -f\n";
-		$contents = "send -- \"export CVS_RSH=ssh\"\n";
+		$contents .= "send -- \"export CVS_RSH=ssh\"\n";
 		$contents .= "set force_conservative 0\n";
 		$contents .= "if {\$force_conservative} {\n";
 		$contents .= "      set send_slow {1 .1}\n";