diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-ls-remote.sh b/contrib/examples/git-ls-remote.sh
index fec70bbf88..2aa89a7df8 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-ls-remote.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-ls-remote.sh
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ tmpdir=$tmp-d
 case "$peek_repo" in
 http://* | https://* | ftp://* )
 	if [ -n "$GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY" -o \
-		"`git config --bool http.sslVerify`" = false ]; then
+		"$(git config --bool http.sslVerify)" = false ]; then
 		curl_extra_args="-k"
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$GIT_CURL_FTP_NO_EPSV" -o \
-		"`git config --bool http.noEPSV`" = true ]; then
+		"$(git config --bool http.noEPSV)" = true ]; then
 		curl_extra_args="${curl_extra_args} --disable-epsv"
 	fi
 	curl -nsf $curl_extra_args --header "Pragma: no-cache" "$peek_repo/info/refs" ||