diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index a7aec2b..89434f6 100755
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rc.rescue() { exec "${cfg_rc_rescue_shell:-"$SHELL"}"; }
 rc.motd() {
 	[[ -f "/etc/rc.motd" ]] && {
 		while read; do
-			printf "$REPLY\n"
+			printf "%s\n" "$REPLY"
 		done < "/etc/rc.motd"
 	}
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ rc.main() {
 
 	case "$action" in
 		boot)
-			echo "Welcome to `uname -rs`"
+			echo "Welcome to $(uname -rs)"
 			rc.boot
 		;;