diff --git a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.23.ebuild b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.23.ebuild
index 9dfe116e98f24..aaaa982750851 100644
--- a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.23.ebuild
+++ b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.23.ebuild
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ python_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	if [[ -z {REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
+	if [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
 		elog ""
 		elog "This release of repoman is from the new portage/repoman split"
 		elog "release code base."
diff --git a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.1.ebuild b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.1.ebuild
index d850a86e9610a..b110bd4e8bcab 100644
--- a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.1.ebuild
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ python_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	if [[ -z {REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
+	if [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
 		elog ""
 		elog "This release of repoman is from the new portage/repoman split"
 		elog "release code base."
diff --git a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.2.ebuild b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.2.ebuild
index d850a86e9610a..b110bd4e8bcab 100644
--- a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-3.0.2.ebuild
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ python_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	if [[ -z {REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
+	if [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
 		elog ""
 		elog "This release of repoman is from the new portage/repoman split"
 		elog "release code base."
diff --git a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-9999.ebuild b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-9999.ebuild
index 74e5a63301f4b..aa73aeae54484 100644
--- a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-9999.ebuild
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ python_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	if [[ -z {REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
+	if [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
 		elog ""
 		elog "This release of repoman is from the new portage/repoman split"
 		elog "release code base."