diff --git a/scripts/alias b/scripts/alias
index 3892ccf46a..9cc70107c3 100755
--- a/scripts/alias
+++ b/scripts/alias
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ alias_conflicts_with_ruby() {
   [[ "$1" == "default" && ! -L "$rvm_path/rubies/default" ]] && return 1
   # Open for suggestions to a better way of doing this...
   alias_check_result="$(
-    \. \"$rvm_path/scripts/initialize\"
-    \. \"$rvm_path/scripts/selector\"
+    \. "$rvm_path/scripts/initialize"
+    \. "$rvm_path/scripts/selector"
     export rvm_ruby_string=\"$1\"
     __rvm_ruby_string > /dev/null 2>&1
     echo "$?"