diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index c73bb7f8b..3d6913d82 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ sub generate_script_1() {
 	   '#',
 	   '# Recent kernels are difficult to configure -- we see state match omitted a lot so we check for it here',
 	   '#',
-	   '$IPTABLES -N foox1234',
-	   '$IPTABLES -A foox1234 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT',
+	   'qt $IPTABLES -N foox1234',
+	   'qt $IPTABLES -A foox1234 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT',
 	   'result=$?',
-	   '$IPTABLES -F foox1234',
-	   '$IPTABLES -X foox1234',
+	   'qt $IPTABLES -F foox1234',
+	   'qt $IPTABLES -X foox1234',
 	   '[ $result = 0 ] || startup_error "Your kernel/iptables do not include state match support. No version of Shorewall will run on this system"',
 	   '' );