diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 614acaf..2a717bf 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/pkg/bin:
 _ac_version="2.69"
 _am_version="1.14"
 
-if [ ! -f "./`basename $0`" ]; then
-	echo "Please chdir into `basename $0`'s directory first."
+if [ ! -f "./$(basename $0)" ]; then
+	echo "Please chdir into $(basename $0)'s directory first."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/examples/playlist-logger.sh b/examples/playlist-logger.sh
index 4f38b2b..fad154d 100755
--- a/examples/playlist-logger.sh
+++ b/examples/playlist-logger.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test -n "${REPEAT}" || REPEAT=0
 
 # Set up helper files:
 _state="${STATE_DIR}/${_myname}.state"
-_playlist="`mktemp "${STATE_DIR}/${_myname}.XXXXXXXXXX"`"
+_playlist="$(mktemp "${STATE_DIR}/${_myname}.XXXXXXXXXX")"
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo "${_myname}: Unable to create temporary file." >&2
 	exit 1