diff --git a/tools/frrcommon.sh.in b/tools/frrcommon.sh.in
index 3344ff4954..6eb3223faa 100755
--- a/tools/frrcommon.sh.in
+++ b/tools/frrcommon.sh.in
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ daemon_stop() {
 
 	[ -r "$pidfile" ] || fail="pid file not found"
 	$all && [ -n "$fail" ] && return 0
-	[ -z "$fail" ] && pid="$(cat \"$pidfile\")"
+	[ -z "$fail" ] && pid="$(cat "$pidfile")"
 	[ -z "$fail" -a -z "$pid" ] && fail="pid file is empty"
 	[ -n "$fail" ] || kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || fail="pid $pid not running"
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ daemon_status() {
 	pidfile="$V_PATH/$daemon${inst:+-$inst}.pid"
 
 	[ -r "$pidfile" ] || return 3
-	pid="$(cat \"$pidfile\")"
+	pid="$(cat "$pidfile")"
 	[ -z "$pid" ] && return 1
 	kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || return 1
 	return 0