diff --git a/config/arch.x86_64 b/config/arch.x86_64
index 7787b04904..74cbe65863 100644
--- a/config/arch.x86_64
+++ b/config/arch.x86_64
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # determine architecture's family
   TARGET_SUBARCH=x86_64
 
-  TARGET_GCC_ARCH=$(echo $TARGET_SUBARCH | sed -e "s,-,,")
+  TARGET_GCC_ARCH="${TARGET_SUBARCH/-/}"
   TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH=x86
 
 # setup ARCH specific *FLAGS
diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 4b06442ec5..8205f5aeef 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   fi
 
   if [ "$PKG_IS_ADDON" = "yes" ] ; then
-    [ -z $PKG_SECTION ] && PKG_ADDON_ID="$PKG_NAME" || PKG_ADDON_ID="`echo $PKG_SECTION | sed 's,/,.,g'`.$PKG_NAME"
+    [ -z $PKG_SECTION ] && PKG_ADDON_ID="$PKG_NAME" || PKG_ADDON_ID="${PKG_SECTION//\//.}.$PKG_NAME"
     PKG_NEED_UNPACK="${PKG_NEED_UNPACK} $(get_pkg_directory $MEDIACENTER)"
   fi