diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
index 6ac918148..8715d5df3 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IPTABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
index 75b749177..bb0e7256d 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IPTABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index 565236e23..468020e17 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IPTABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index 9558b8bf7..a1912ffe7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IPTABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
index 4a01620c6..d2781a307 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH="${CONFDIR}/shorewall:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall"
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IPTABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf b/Shorewall6/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf
index ae9294c87..1314cef8f 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6/Samples6/Universal/shorewall6.conf
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IP6TABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf b/Shorewall6/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf
index fc5183a81..fef70cc79 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6/Samples6/one-interface/shorewall6.conf
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IP6TABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf b/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
index 21a7d58c5..699c9df93 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6/Samples6/three-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IP6TABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf b/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
index d66a66828..7ac5e0dea 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6/Samples6/two-interfaces/shorewall6.conf
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH=${CONFDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IP6TABLES=
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf b/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf
index 58d345ec3..c5e2231d3 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/Shorewall6/configfiles/shorewall6.conf
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 CONFIG_PATH="${CONFDIR}/shorewall6:/usr/share/shorewall6:${SHAREDIR}/shorewall"
 
-GEOIPDIR="/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE"
+GEOIPDIR=/usr/share/xt_geoip/LE
 
 IP6TABLES=