diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
index b09961a8bb..5e5c6281c9 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ConditionPathIsDirectory=/sys/module/zfs
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache -aN ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS}
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache -aN $ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=zfs-import.target
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
index c1111c73a6..d3c083f7e9 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ConditionPathIsDirectory=/sys/module/zfs
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -aN -o cachefile=none ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS}
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -aN -o cachefile=none $ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=zfs-import.target