diff --git a/sysutils/nut/Makefile b/sysutils/nut/Makefile
index 1e92544f9ec6..a4276858ff03 100644
--- a/sysutils/nut/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/nut/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	nut
 PORTVERSION=	2.7.4
-PORTREVISION=	8
+PORTREVISION=	9
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.networkupstools.org/source/${PORTVERSION:R}/
 DISTFILES=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
diff --git a/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upslog.in b/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upslog.in
index 2dbd79645549..8637340b8a1c 100644
--- a/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upslog.in
+++ b/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upslog.in
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ load_rc_config $name
 required_dirs="%%STATEDIR%%"
 command="${nut_upslog_prefix}/bin/upslog"
 pidfile="%%STATEDIR%%/upslog.pid"
-nut_upslog_flags=${nut_upslog_flags-"-s ${nut_upslog_ups} -l ${nut_upslog_logfile} -i ${nut_upslog_interval}"}
+nut_upslog_flags=${nut_upslog_flags:-"-s ${nut_upslog_ups} -l ${nut_upslog_logfile} -i ${nut_upslog_interval}"}
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upsmon.in b/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upsmon.in
index 57f454480cbb..9562f056faed 100644
--- a/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upsmon.in
+++ b/sysutils/nut/files/nut_upsmon.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ required_dirs="%%STATEDIR%%"
 required_files="${nut_upsmon_prefix}/etc/nut/upsmon.conf"
 command="${nut_upsmon_prefix}/sbin/upsmon"
 pidfile="%%STATEDIR%%/upsmon.pid"
-nut_upsmon_flags=${nut_upsmon_flags-"localhost"}
+nut_upsmon_flags=${nut_upsmon_flags:-"localhost"}
 
 extra_commands=reload
 stop_cmd="upsmon_stop"