diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
index d258509d878..d0e455471ea 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ run_pkg_hooks() {
 unset_package_funcs() {
     local f
 
-    for f in "$(typeset -F)"; do
+    for f in $(typeset -F); do
         case "$f" in
         *_package)
             unset -f "$f"