diff --git a/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc b/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
index 875d0d1655..8f1b6a77f5 100644
--- a/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
+++ b/etc/apps/paraview3/cshrc
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ setenv ParaView_DIR $ParaView_INST_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER
 set paraviewPython=$ParaView_DIR/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping
 if ( -r $paraviewPython ) then
     if ($?PYTHONPATH) then
-        setenv PYTHONPATH ${PYTHONPATH}:$paraviewPython:$ParaView_DIR/lib/${paraviewMajor}
+        setenv PYTHONPATH ${PYTHONPATH}:${paraviewPython}:$ParaView_DIR/lib/${paraviewMajor}
     else
-        setenv PYTHONPATH $paraviewPython:$ParaView_DIR/lib/${paraviewMajor}
+        setenv PYTHONPATH ${paraviewPython}:$ParaView_DIR/lib/${paraviewMajor}
     endif
 endif