diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index 2bef31a0735..e871a429237 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ if [ -n "${_MASTERDIR}" ]; then
 fi
 . @@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/shutils/init_funcs.sh
 set_defvars
-for f in $(echo $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/*.sh); do
+for f in $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/*.sh; do
 	[ -r "$f" ] && . $f
 done