diff --git a/package/eudev/S10udev b/package/eudev/S10udev
index 8382bec2bb..654a04df36 100755
--- a/package/eudev/S10udev
+++ b/package/eudev/S10udev
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ case "$1" in
     start)
         printf "Populating ${udev_root:-/dev} using udev: "
         printf '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-        $UDEV_BIN -d || (echo "FAIL" && exit 1)
+        $UDEV_BIN -d || { echo "FAIL"; exit 1; }
         udevadm trigger --type=subsystems --action=add
         udevadm trigger --type=devices --action=add
         udevadm settle --timeout=30 || echo "udevadm settle failed"