diff --git a/webtools/despot/syncit.pl b/webtools/despot/syncit.pl
index c066346373d8..79c4e07f7aff 100755
--- a/webtools/despot/syncit.pl
+++ b/webtools/despot/syncit.pl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 $cvs = "/opt/cvs-tools/bin/cvs";
 $whoami = "/usr/ucb/whoami";
-$perlbin = "/tools/ns/bin/perl5.004
+$perlbin = "/tools/ns/bin/perl5.004";
 
 #$cvs = "/usr/bin/cvs";
 #$whoami = "/usr/bin/whoami";