diff --git a/sysusers-generate-pre b/sysusers-generate-pre
index d10d4f6..dfbd7d7 100644
--- a/sysusers-generate-pre
+++ b/sysusers-generate-pre
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ lines=`wc -l < "$tmpfile"`
 
 echo '#!/bin/bash'
 echo "tail -n $lines \$0 | /usr/sbin/sysusers2shadow"
-echo "exit $?"
+echo 'exit $?'
 echo '######## data below ########'
 cat "$tmpfile"