diff --git a/internal/devbox/shellrc_fish.tmpl b/internal/devbox/shellrc_fish.tmpl
index 26ecfb7eaf2..a02c4ded927 100644
--- a/internal/devbox/shellrc_fish.tmpl
+++ b/internal/devbox/shellrc_fish.tmpl
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ set fish_history devbox
 if not set -q devbox_no_prompt
     functions -c fish_prompt __devbox_fish_prompt_orig
     function fish_prompt
-        echo "(devbox)" (__devbox_fish_prompt_orig)
+        printf "(devbox) "
+        __devbox_fish_prompt_orig
     end
 end