diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/kustomization.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/kustomization.md
index 9b16c25167..ce098264ab 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/kustomization.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/kustomization.md
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ not recommended to hard code the Service name in the command argument. For this
 
 ```shell
 # Create a deployment.yaml file
-cat <<EOF > deployment.yaml
+cat <<\EOF > deployment.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata: