diff --git a/src/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/metrics.xml b/src/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/metrics.xml
index a0080a41555..83389e1ef94 100644
--- a/src/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/metrics.xml
+++ b/src/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/metrics.xml
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ controlRole readwrite
         <dd>
         <p>Add the lines:</p>
         <source>
-JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false"
-JMX_OPTS="$JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=$HBASE_HOME/conf/jmxremote.passwd"
-JMX_OPTS="$JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.access.file=$HBASE_HOME/conf/jmxremote.access"
+HBASE_JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false"
+HBASE_JMX_OPTS="$HBASE_JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=$HBASE_HOME/conf/jmxremote.passwd"
+HBASE_JMX_OPTS="$HBASE_JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.access.file=$HBASE_HOME/conf/jmxremote.access"
 
-export HBASE_MASTER_OPTS="$JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=10101"
-export HBASE_REGIONSERVER_OPTS="$JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=10102"
+export HBASE_MASTER_OPTS="$HBASE_JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=10101"
+export HBASE_REGIONSERVER_OPTS="$HBASE_JMX_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=10102"
         </source>
         </dd>
       </dl>