diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
index e12769a8..75a890b2 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ EOS
     ;;
   zsh )
     cat <<EOS
-typeset -g -a precmd_functions
-if [[ -z \$precmd_functions[(r)_pyenv_virtualenv_hook] ]]; then
-  precmd_functions=(_pyenv_virtualenv_hook \$precmd_functions);
+typeset -g -a precwd_functions
+if [[ -z \$precwd_functions[(r)_pyenv_virtualenv_hook] ]]; then
+  precwd_functions=(_pyenv_virtualenv_hook \$precwd_functions);
 fi
 EOS
     ;;