diff --git a/net-vpn/tuntox/files/tuntox.initd b/net-vpn/tuntox/files/tuntox.initd
index 7aec3f81b..79623389d 100644
--- a/net-vpn/tuntox/files/tuntox.initd
+++ b/net-vpn/tuntox/files/tuntox.initd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ GROUP=${RC_SVCNAME}
 
 [ -z "${TUNTOX_HOME_DIR}" ] && TUNTOX_HOME_DIR="/var/lib/tuntox"
 
-DAEMON_ARGS=("-D -C ${TUNTOX_HOME_DIR} -F ${PID_FILE} -U ${USER} ${TUNTOX_ARGS}")
+DAEMON_ARGS="-D -C ${TUNTOX_HOME_DIR} -F ${PID_FILE} -U ${USER} ${TUNTOX_ARGS}"
 
 depend() {
 	need net
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ checkconfig() {
 		checkpath -q -d -o ${USER}:${GROUP} -m 0755 ${PID_DIR} || return 1
 	fi
 
-	[ -z "${TUNTOX_SHARED_SECRET}" ] || DAEMON_ARGS+=("-s ${TUNTOX_SHARED_SECRET}")
+	[ -z "${TUNTOX_SHARED_SECRET}" ] || DAEMON_ARGS="${DAEMON_ARGS} -s ${TUNTOX_SHARED_SECRET}"
 }
 
 start() {
 	checkconfig || return 1
 	ebegin "Starting ${RC_SVCNAME}"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile "${PID_FILE}" \
-		--user "${USER}" --exec "${DAEMON}" -- ${DAEMON_ARGS[@]}
+		--user "${USER}" --exec "${DAEMON}" -- ${DAEMON_ARGS}
 	eend ${?}
 }