diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
index 15f4fd0ae..428631b51 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-MYNAME="${0##*/}"
 
 display_help() {
 cat <<HELP_USAGE
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ is_tty() {
 }
 
 if ! [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ]; then
-   echo "${MYNAME}: This command must be run as root"
+   echo "${0}: This command must be run as root"
 fi
 
 while getopts ':hq' OPTION; do