diff --git a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec
index a0f87b94f..e6f289e24 100644
--- a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec
+++ b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
 	/sbin/chkconfig --del shorewall-init
     fi
 
-    [ -f /sbin/ifup-local ]   && $(ls -l /sbin/ifup-local)   | grep -q /usr/share/shorewall-init && rm -f /sbin/ifup-local
-    [ -f /sbin/ifdown-local ] && $(ls -l /sbin/ifdown-local) | grep -q /usr/share/shorewall-init && rm -f /sbin/ifdown-local
+    [ "$(readdir /sbin/ifup-local)"   = /usr/share/shorewall-init ] && rm -f /sbin/ifup-local
+    [ "$(readdir /sbin/ifdown-local)" = /usr/share/shorewall-init ] && rm -f /sbin/ifdown-local
 
     rm -f /etc/sysconfig/network/if-up.d/shorewall
     rm -f /etc/sysconfig/network/if-down.d/shorewall
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
index bbd0ce7f2..bb9ee2836 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ if [ -n "$INITSCRIPT" ]; then
     remove_file $INITSCRIPT
 fi
 
-[ -f /sbin/ifup-local ]   && $(ls -l /sbin/ifup-local)   | grep -q /usr/share/shorewall-init && remove_file /sbin/ifup-local
-[ -f /sbin/ifdown-local ] && $(ls -l /sbin/ifdown-local) | grep -q /usr/share/shorewall-init && remove_file /sbin/ifdown-local
+[ "$(readlink /sbin/ifup-local)"   = /usr/share/shorewall-init ] && remove_file /sbin/ifup-local
+[ "$(readlink /sbin/ifdown-local)" = /usr/share/shorewall-init ] && remove_file /sbin/ifdown-local
 
 remove_file /etc/default/shorewall-init
 remove_file /etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
index 063c078de..f25fef7bb 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if qt iptables -L shorewall -n && [ ! -f /sbin/shorewall ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -L /usr/share/shorewall-lite/init ]; then
-    FIREWALL=$(ls -l /usr/share/shorewall-lite/init | sed 's/^.*> //')
+    FIREWALL=$(readlink /usr/share/shorewall-lite/init)
 else
     FIREWALL=/etc/init.d/shorewall-lite
 fi
diff --git a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
index 4f7899a77..4dc6f88e1 100755
--- a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if qt iptables -L shorewall -n && [ ! -f /sbin/shorewall-lite ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -L /usr/share/shorewall/init ]; then
-    FIREWALL=$(ls -l /usr/share/shorewall/init | sed 's/^.*> //')
+    FIREWALL=$(readlink /usr/share/shorewall/init)
 else
     FIREWALL=/etc/init.d/shorewall
 fi
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
index da62ec537..36e8fc761 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if qt ip6tables -L shorewall -n && [ ! -f /sbin/shorewall6 ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -L /usr/share/shorewall6-lite/init ]; then
-    FIREWALL=$(ls -l /usr/share/shorewall6-lite/init | sed 's/^.*> //')
+    FIREWALL=$(readlink /usr/share/shorewall6-lite/init)
 else
     FIREWALL=/etc/init.d/shorewall6-lite
 fi
diff --git a/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
index b94d4a8ec..231a9b867 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if qt ip6tables -L shorewall6 -n && [ ! -f /sbin/shorewall6-lite ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -L /usr/share/shorewall6/init ]; then
-    FIREWALL=$(ls -l /usr/share/shorewall6/init | sed 's/^.*> //')
+    FIREWALL=$(readlink /usr/share/shorewall6/init)
 else
     FIREWALL=/etc/init.d/shorewall6
 fi