diff --git a/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.4.ebuild b/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.4.ebuild
index 993dbecaad..ce25e95f7c 100644
--- a/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.4.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.4.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2020 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2020-2021 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-v${PV}"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	# Fix paths in systemd unit.
-	sed -i "s@/path/to/bin /path/to/config@${EPREFIX}/usr/bin/gemserv ${EPREFIX}/etc/gemserv/config.toml@" \
+	sed -i 's@/path/to/bin /path/to/config@'"${EPREFIX}"'/usr/bin/gemserv '"${EPREFIX}"'/etc/gemserv/config.toml@' \
 		init-scripts/gemserv.service || die
 
 	# Fix paths in config.
diff --git a/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.5.ebuild b/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.5.ebuild
index e385c2ba4a..ac854eb30a 100644
--- a/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.5.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/gemserv/gemserv-0.4.5.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2020 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2020-2021 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-v${PV}"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	# Fix paths in systemd unit.
-	sed -i "s@/path/to/bin /path/to/config@${EPREFIX}/usr/bin/gemserv ${EPREFIX}/etc/gemserv/config.toml@" \
+	sed -i 's@/path/to/bin /path/to/config@'"${EPREFIX}"'/usr/bin/gemserv '"${EPREFIX}"'/etc/gemserv/config.toml@' \
 		init-scripts/gemserv.service || die
 
 	# Fix paths in config.