diff --git a/cli/tools/installer.rs b/cli/tools/installer.rs
index 7547437a3e..747d9cbc00 100644
--- a/cli/tools/installer.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/installer.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn generate_executable_file(
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   let args: Vec<String> = args.iter().map(|c| format!("\"{}\"", c)).collect();
   let template = format!(
-    "% generated by deno install %\n@deno.exe {} %*\n",
+    "% generated by deno install %\n@deno {} %*\n",
     args
       .iter()
       .map(|arg| arg.replace("%", "%%"))