diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.cli-std b/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
index 21bd19c0d..7d30bf874 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
@@ -380,28 +380,13 @@ uptodate() {
     [ -x $1 ] || return 1
 
     local dir
-    local ifs
 
-    if [ -n "$g_shorewalldir" ]; then
+    for dir in $g_shorewalldir $(split $CONFIG_PATH); do
 	if [ -n "$(find ${dir} -maxdepth 1 -type f -newer $1 -print -quit)" ]; then
 	    return 1;
 	fi
-    fi
-
-    ifs="$IFS"
-    IFS=':'
-
-    for dir in $CONFIG_PATH; do
-	if [ -n "$dir" ]; then
-	    if [ -n "$(find ${dir} -maxdepth 1 -type f -newer $1 -print -quit)" ]; then
-		IFS="$ifs"
-		return 1;
-	    fi
-	fi
     done
 
-    IFS="$ifs"
-
     return 0
 }