diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
index e308f99..4b19ed5 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ if [ -n "$UPGRADE" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if [ -z "${VIRTUALEN_VERSION}" ]; then
+if [ -z "${VIRTUALENV_VERSION}" ]; then
   case "${PYENV_VERSION}" in
   "3.0"* )
     NO_ENSUREPIP=1