diff --git a/arch/powerpc/tools/relocs_check.sh b/arch/powerpc/tools/relocs_check.sh
index ec2d5c835170..d6c16e7faa38 100755
--- a/arch/powerpc/tools/relocs_check.sh
+++ b/arch/powerpc/tools/relocs_check.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ objdump="$1"
 vmlinux="$2"
 
 bad_relocs=$(
-"$objdump" -R "$vmlinux" |
+$objdump -R "$vmlinux" |
 	# Only look at relocation lines.
 	grep -E '\<R_' |
 	# These relocations are okay
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/tools/unrel_branch_check.sh b/arch/powerpc/tools/unrel_branch_check.sh
index 1e972df3107e..77114755dc6f 100755
--- a/arch/powerpc/tools/unrel_branch_check.sh
+++ b/arch/powerpc/tools/unrel_branch_check.sh
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ vmlinux="$2"
 #__end_interrupts should be located within the first 64K
 
 end_intr=0x$(
-"$objdump" -R "$vmlinux" -d --start-address=0xc000000000000000		\
+$objdump -R "$vmlinux" -d --start-address=0xc000000000000000           \
 		 --stop-address=0xc000000000010000 |
 grep '\<__end_interrupts>:' |
 awk '{print $1}'
 )
 
 BRANCHES=$(
-"$objdump" -R "$vmlinux" -D --start-address=0xc000000000000000		\
+$objdump -R "$vmlinux" -D --start-address=0xc000000000000000           \
 		--stop-address=${end_intr} |
 grep -e "^c[0-9a-f]*:[[:space:]]*\([0-9a-f][0-9a-f][[:space:]]\)\{4\}[[:space:]]*b" |
 grep -v '\<__start_initialization_multiplatform>' |