diff --git a/pages/common/declare.md b/pages/common/declare.md
index f758360dd7..e716aac97c 100644
--- a/pages/common/declare.md
+++ b/pages/common/declare.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - Declare an array variable with the specified value:
 
-`declare {{variable}}=({{item_a item_b item_c}})`
+`declare -a {{variable}}=({{item_a item_b item_c}})`
 
 - Declare an associative array variable with the specified value: