diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/el8toel9/actors/firewalldcheckallowzonedrifting/actor.py b/repos/system_upgrade/el8toel9/actors/firewalldcheckallowzonedrifting/actor.py
index 1f2767f58f..b7eb580652 100644
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/el8toel9/actors/firewalldcheckallowzonedrifting/actor.py
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/el8toel9/actors/firewalldcheckallowzonedrifting/actor.py
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ def process(self):
                 title='Changes in firewalld related to Zone Drifting'),
             reporting.Remediation(
                 hint='Set AllowZoneDrifting=no in /etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf',
-                commands=[['sed -i "s/^AllowZoneDrifting=.*/AllowZoneDrifting=no/" '
+                commands=[['sed', '-i', 's/^AllowZoneDrifting=.*/AllowZoneDrifting=no/',
                            '/etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf']]),
         ])