diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index adb44d26..de0d04fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ styles inheriting Bootstrap's mixins, you can do so inside bootstrap_and_overrid
 
 
 ```css
-@linkColor: #ff0000;
+@link-color: #ff0000;
 ```
 
 ### SASS
diff --git a/lib/generators/bootstrap/install/templates/bootstrap_and_overrides.less b/lib/generators/bootstrap/install/templates/bootstrap_and_overrides.less
index b7a52835..6ca47918 100644
--- a/lib/generators/bootstrap/install/templates/bootstrap_and_overrides.less
+++ b/lib/generators/bootstrap/install/templates/bootstrap_and_overrides.less
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
 // See http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/customize.html#variables for their names and documentation
 //
 // Example:
-// @linkColor: #ff0000;
+// @link-color: #ff0000;