diff --git a/pam/pamtool b/pam/pamtool
index b0cc5df80d..394a17834d 100644
--- a/pam/pamtool
+++ b/pam/pamtool
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$l_prefix/lib/openpkg/rpmtool" ]; then
 fi
 rpmtool_config="$l_prefix/lib/openpkg/rpmtool config"
 if [ ".$smart" = .yes ]; then
-    $rpmtool_config="$rpmtool_config -s"
+    rpmtool_config="$rpmtool_config -s"
 fi
 if [ ".$add" = .yes ]; then
     #