diff --git a/charmcraft/dispatch.py b/charmcraft/dispatch.py
index cd02457b9..77df77d71 100644
--- a/charmcraft/dispatch.py
+++ b/charmcraft/dispatch.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 venv_bin_path="${{dispatch_path}}/venv/bin"
 python_path="${{venv_bin_path}}/python"
 if [ ! -e "${{python_path}}" ]; then
-    mkdir -p "{{venv_bin_path}}"
+    mkdir -p "${{venv_bin_path}}"
     ln -s $(which python3) "${{python_path}}"
 fi