diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index c2d260992..5f5cf9aca 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ EOF
 '    run_refreshed_exit',
 '    do_iptables -N shorewall',
 "    set_state Started $config_dir",
-'    [ \$0 = \${VARDIR}/firewall ] || cp -f \$(my_pathname) \${VARDIR}/firewall',
+'    [ $0 = \${VARDIR}/firewall ] || cp -f $(my_pathname) ${VARDIR}/firewall',
 'else',
 '    setup_netfilter'
 	);