diff --git a/build-compare.changes b/build-compare.changes
index 174cefb..5b38d28 100644
--- a/build-compare.changes
+++ b/build-compare.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 12 09:29:24 UTC 2014 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Use $(...) instead of `...` to avoid losing backslash quoting
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  7 11:12:10 UTC 2014 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index 772c0e8..3133bfe 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ function cmp_spec ()
     fi
     
     # Remember to quote the . which is in release
-    release1=`$RPM --qf "%{RELEASE}" "$oldrpm"|sed -e 's/\./\\\./g'`
-    release2=`$RPM --qf "%{RELEASE}" "$newrpm"|sed -e 's/\./\\\./g'`
+    release1=$($RPM --qf "%{RELEASE}" "$oldrpm"|sed -e 's/\./\\./g')
+    release2=$($RPM --qf "%{RELEASE}" "$newrpm"|sed -e 's/\./\\./g')
     # This might happen with a forced rebuild of factory
     if [ "${release1%.*}" != "${release2%.*}" ] ; then
       echo "release prefix mismatch"
diff --git a/same-build-result.sh b/same-build-result.sh
index ddf95b0..3c08a01 100644
--- a/same-build-result.sh
+++ b/same-build-result.sh
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ NEWRPMS=($(find $NEWDIRS -type f -name \*rpm -a ! -name \*src.rpm -a ! -name \*.
 
 # Get release from first RPM and keep for rpmlint check
 # Remember to quote the "." for future regexes
-release1=`rpm -qp --nodigest --nosignature --qf "%{RELEASE}" "${OLDRPMS[0]}"|sed -e 's/\./\\./g'`
-release2=`rpm -qp --nodigest --nosignature --qf "%{RELEASE}" "${NEWRPMS[0]}"|sed -e 's/\./\\./g'`
+release1=$(rpm -qp --nodigest --nosignature --qf "%{RELEASE}" "${OLDRPMS[0]}"|sed -e 's/\./\\./g')
+release2=$(rpm -qp --nodigest --nosignature --qf "%{RELEASE}" "${NEWRPMS[0]}"|sed -e 's/\./\\./g')
 
 SUCCESS=1
 rpmqp='rpm -qp --qf %{NAME} --nodigest --nosignature '