diff --git a/hooks/debian/55-create-dev b/hooks/debian/55-create-dev
index 6417f33..fc1993a 100755
--- a/hooks/debian/55-create-dev
+++ b/hooks/debian/55-create-dev
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ logMessage Script $0 starting
 #
 # Test where MAKEDEV is located, assuming /sbin/ as default
 #
-MAKEDEV = "$prefix/sbin/MAKEDEV"
-if [ ! -x $MAKEDEV -a -x "$prefix/dev/MAKEDEV" ]; then
-    MAKEDEV = "$prefix/dev/MAKEDEV"
+MAKEDEV="${prefix}/sbin/MAKEDEV"
+if [ ! -x "${MAKEDEV}" -a -x "${prefix}/dev/MAKEDEV" ]; then
+    MAKEDEV="${prefix}/dev/MAKEDEV"
 fi
 
 
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ if ( test `ls -1 ${prefix}/dev | wc -l` -gt 10 ); then
     # We still need to make sure the basic devices are present
     #
     cd ${prefix}/dev
-    $MAKEDEV std
-    $MAKEDEV hda
-    $MAKEDEV sda
-    $MAKEDEV tty1
+    ${MAKEDEV} std
+    ${MAKEDEV} hda
+    ${MAKEDEV} sda
+    ${MAKEDEV} tty1
 
     logMessage "Terminating because there appear to be files in /dev already"
     exit
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ fi
 #  Make the device nodes.
 #
 cd ${prefix}/dev
-$MAKEDEV generic
-$MAKEDEV std
+${MAKEDEV} generic
+${MAKEDEV} std
 
 
 #