diff --git a/scripts/setup_build b/scripts/setup_build
index b8d925d6b..ac3924bce 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_build
+++ b/scripts/setup_build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
-project=`pwd`/
+project=$(pwd)/
 buildDir="build/release"
 
 mkdir -p $buildDir
diff --git a/scripts/setup_build_debug b/scripts/setup_build_debug
index ab14578a5..5649e1b43 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_build_debug
+++ b/scripts/setup_build_debug
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
-project=`pwd`
+project=$(pwd)
 buildDir="build/debug"
 
 mkdir -p $buildDir