diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root
index fa6abcde57..940c56c925 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ missing_lines() {
 	IFS=":"
 	while read line; do
 		set -- $line
-		grep -q "^$1:" "$file2" || echo "$*"
+		grep -q "^$1:" "$file2" || echo "$line"
 	done < "$file1"
 	IFS="$oIFS"
 }