diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env_test.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env_test.go
index 6423236cec92..17a646c94705 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env_test.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ set -gx DOCKER_CERT_PATH "/certs"
 set -gx MINIKUBE_ACTIVE_DOCKERD "fish"
 
 # To point your shell to minikube's docker-daemon, run:
-# eval (minikube -p fish docker-env)
+# minikube -p fish docker-env | source
 `,
 			`set -e DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY
 set -e DOCKER_HOST
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go b/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go
index 9e61a03e905a..1541b61dd6a9 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func generateUsageHint(sh, usgPlz, usgCmd string) string {
 `, usgPlz, usgCmd),
 		"fish": fmt.Sprintf(`
 # %s
-# eval (%s)
+# %s | source
 `, usgPlz, usgCmd),
 		"powershell": fmt.Sprintf(`# %s
 # & %s | Invoke-Expression