diff --git a/libexec/rbenv-init b/libexec/rbenv-init
index d0027680..29f521f3 100755
--- a/libexec/rbenv-init
+++ b/libexec/rbenv-init
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ cat <<EOS
 
   case "\$command" in
   ${commands[*]})
-    eval "\`rbenv "sh-\$command" "\$@"\`";;
+    eval "\$(rbenv "sh-\$command" "\$@")";;
   *)
     command rbenv "\$command" "\$@";;
   esac