diff --git a/rc/bin/service/tcp113 b/rc/bin/service/tcp113
index 4b60820fc..d9ea81fd6 100755
--- a/rc/bin/service/tcp113
+++ b/rc/bin/service/tcp113
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/rc
 x=`{read|sed 's/
//'}
 y=`{echo -n $x | sed 's/ //g'}
-echo $y^:USERID:UNIX:none
+echo $"y^:USERID:UNIX:none