diff --git a/ext/systemd/puppet.service b/ext/systemd/puppet.service
index 604e47c45..3f89df8d7 100644
--- a/ext/systemd/puppet.service
+++ b/ext/systemd/puppet.service
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Puppet agent
 Wants=basic.target
 After=basic.target network.target puppetmaster.service
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/puppetagent
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/puppet
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/puppet agent ${PUPPET_EXTRA_OPTS} --no-daemonize
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/puppet agent $PUPPET_EXTRA_OPTS --no-daemonize
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/ext/systemd/puppetmaster.service b/ext/systemd/puppetmaster.service
index 8a6f11749..7132a2694 100644
--- a/ext/systemd/puppetmaster.service
+++ b/ext/systemd/puppetmaster.service
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Puppet master
 Wants=basic.target
 After=basic.target network.target
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/puppetmaster
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/puppet master ${PUPPETMASTER_EXTRA_OPTS} --no-daemonize
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/puppet master $PUPPETMASTER_EXTRA_OPTS --no-daemonize
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target