diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 760407b717..ae5554ff8b 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
       fi
     fi
 
-    if [ -n "\"$GRUB_DEFAULT\"" -a -f /flash/grub.cfg ]; then
+    if [ -n "$GRUB_DEFAULT" -a -f /flash/grub.cfg ]; then
       if grep -q "^menuentry \"$GRUB_DEFAULT\"" /flash/grub.cfg; then
         crnt_default="$(awk '/^set default/ {print substr($2,9,19)}' /flash/grub.cfg)"
         if [ ! "$crnt_default" = "\"$GRUB_DEFAULT\"" ]; then