diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion
index f098bd116..abb8f96ec 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function getinstallinfo() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
-	source <(echo $INSTALLVARS)
+	export $(echo "$INSTALLVARS" | xargs)
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		log "ERROR" "Failed to source install variables"
 		return 1