diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index f19f60988..45e72d2d4 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -1120,18 +1120,18 @@ sub add_a_route( ) {
     if ( $gateway ne '-' ) {
 	if ( $device ne '-' ) {
 	    push @$routes, qq(run_ip route add $dest via $gateway dev $physical table $number);
-	    emit qq(echo "qt \$IP -$family route del $dest via $gateway dev $physical table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
+	    push @$routes, q(echo "qt $IP ) . qq(-$family route del $dest via $gateway dev $physical table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
 	} elsif ( $gateway eq 'blackhole' ) {
 	    push @$routes, qq(run_ip route add blackhole $dest table $number);
-	    emit qq(echo "\$IP -$family route del blackhole $dest table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
+	    push @$routes, q(echo "qt $IP ) . qq(-$family route del blackhole $dest table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
 	} else {
 	    push @$routes, qq(run_ip route add $dest via $gateway table $number);
-	    emit qq(echo "\$IP -$family route del $dest via $gateway table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
+	    push @$routes, q(echo "qt $IP ) . qq(-$family route del $dest via $gateway table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
 	}
     } else {
 	fatal_error "You must specify a device for this route" unless $physical;
 	push @$routes, qq(run_ip route add $dest dev $physical table $number);
-	emit qq(echo "\$IP -$family route del $dest dev $physical table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
+	push @$routes, q(echo qt $IP ) . qq(-$family route del $dest dev $physical table $number" >> \${VARDIR}/undo_${provider}_routing) if $number >= DEFAULT_TABLE;
     }
 
     progress_message "   Route \"$currentline\" $done";