diff --git a/scripts/get_git b/scripts/get_git
index f9f56bd329..f7866f5d61 100755
--- a/scripts/get_git
+++ b/scripts/get_git
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ GIT_SUBMODULE_PARAMS=""
 
 if [ -n "${PKG_GIT_CLONE_DEPTH}" ]; then
   if [[ "${PKG_GIT_CLONE_DEPTH}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-    GIT_CLONE_PARAMS="$GIT_CLONE_PARAMS --depth ${PKG_GIT_CLONE_DEPTH}"
+    GIT_CLONE_PARAMS="${GIT_CLONE_PARAMS} --depth ${PKG_GIT_CLONE_DEPTH}"
   else
     die "ERROR: PKG_GIT_CLONE_DEPTH is not a number! (${PKG_GIT_CLONE_DEPTH})"
   fi
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if [ -n "${PKG_GIT_SUBMODULE_DEPTH}" ]; then
 fi
 
 GIT_FOUND="no"
-opwd=$(pwd)
+opwd="$(pwd)"
 for d in "${SOURCES}/${1}/${1}-"* ; do
   if [ -d "${d}/.git" ]; then
     if [ "${GIT_FOUND}" = "no" ]; then
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ for d in "${SOURCES}/${1}/${1}-"* ; do
           cd "${opwd}"
           rm -rf "${d}"
         fi
-        if [ "$GIT_FOUND" = "yes" ]; then
+        if [ "${GIT_FOUND}" = "yes" ]; then
           printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c $(print_color CLR_GET "GIT PULL")   ${1}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
           git pull
           cd "${opwd}"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ fi
   git submodule update --init --recursive ${GIT_SUBMODULE_PARAMS}
 )
 
-GIT_SHA=$(git ls-remote "${PACKAGE}" | grep -m1 HEAD | awk '{print $1;}')
+GIT_SHA="$(git ls-remote "${PACKAGE}" | grep -m1 HEAD | awk '{print $1;}')"
 
 if [ -n "${PKG_GIT_SHA}" ]; then
    [ "${PKG_GIT_SHA}" = "${GIT_SHA}" ] || printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c $(print_color CLR_WARNING "WARNING") Incorrect git hash in respository: got ${GIT_SHA}, wanted ${PKG_GIT_SHA}\n\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT