diff --git a/network/ttdnsd/rc.ttdnsd.new b/network/ttdnsd/rc.ttdnsd.new
index 39c214a983..95c2f12b91 100644
--- a/network/ttdnsd/rc.ttdnsd.new
+++ b/network/ttdnsd/rc.ttdnsd.new
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ start() {
 }
 
 stop() {
-  kill `cat $PIDFILE`
+  kill $(cat $PIDFILE)
 }
 
 reload() {
-  kill -s HUP `cat $PIDFILE`
+  kill -s HUP $(cat $PIDFILE)
 }
 
 case "$1" in