diff --git a/examples/printing/smbprint b/examples/printing/smbprint
index a80d60ce4fa..079f20aac41 100755
--- a/examples/printing/smbprint
+++ b/examples/printing/smbprint
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ logfile=/tmp/smb-print.log
 #   Extract the directory name from the file name.
 #   Concat this with /.config to get the config file.
 #
-eval acct_file=\$$#
+eval acct_file=\${$#}
 spool_dir=`dirname $acct_file` 
 config_file=$spool_dir/.config