diff --git a/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh b/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh
index 90bc23b07077..154fb7dc92e1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ if [ "${DRY_RUN}" = "y" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-pkg install -qy "${packages}"
+pkg install -qy ${packages}