diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 577d2e40a48..1f6075808eb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
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 ?? ??? 2013, PHP 5.5.1
 
+- Core:
+  . Fixed bug #65088 (Generated configure script is malformed on OpenBSD).
+    (Adam)
+
 - CLI server:
   . Fixed bug #65066 (Cli server not responsive when responding with 422 http
     status code). (Adam)
+
 - GD
   . Fixed #65070 (bgcolor does not use the same format as the input image with
     imagerotate). (Pierre)
diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index b545f06944d..6c97dc37c60 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([PHP_EXPAND_PATH],[
     $2=$1
   else
     changequote({,})
-    ep_dir="`echo $1|$SED 's%/*[^/][^/]*/*$%%'`"
+    ep_dir=`echo $1|$SED 's%/*[^/][^/]*/*$%%'`
     changequote([,])
-    ep_realdir="`(cd \"$ep_dir\" && pwd)`"
-    $2="$ep_realdir/`basename \"$1\"`"
+    ep_realdir=`(cd "$ep_dir" && pwd)`
+    $2="$ep_realdir"/`basename "$1"`
   fi
 ])