diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 6cd8ebc53..cfc589dc1 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ do
 	-s|--s|--st|--str|--stra|--strat|--strate|--strateg|--strategy)
 		case "$#,$1" in
 		*,*=*)
-			strategy=`expr "z$1" : 'z-[^=]*=\(.*\)'` ;;
+			strategy=$(expr "z$1" : 'z-[^=]*=\(.*\)') ;;
 		1,*)
 			usage ;;
 		*)