diff --git a/debian/security-misc.config b/debian/security-misc.config
index adaed34..e200fb6 100755
--- a/debian/security-misc.config
+++ b/debian/security-misc.config
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ pkg_installed() {
    package_name="$1"
    ## Cannot use '&>' because it is a bashism.
    dpkg_query_output="$(dpkg-query --show --showformat='${Status}' "$package_name" 2>/dev/null)" || true
-   ## dpkg_query_output Exampels:
+   ## dpkg_query_output Examples:
    ## install ok half-configured
    ## install ok installed
 
-   requested_action=$(echo "$dpkg_query_output" | awk '{print $1}')
-   status=$(echo "$dpkg_query_output" | awk '{print $2}')
-   error_state=$(echo "$dpkg_query_output" | awk '{print $3}')
+   requested_action=$(printf '%s' "$dpkg_query_output" | awk '{print $1}')
+   status=$(printf '%s' "$dpkg_query_output" | awk '{print $2}')
+   error_state=$(printf '%s' "$dpkg_query_output" | awk '{print $3}')
 
    if [ "$requested_action" = 'install' ]; then
       true "$0: INFO: $package_name is installed, ok."