diff --git a/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog b/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog
index c4389bed7..aa8fbdc96 100644
--- a/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-02-21  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	Patch by: Willie Walker <william.walker@sun.com>
+
+	* gnome-at-commandline.in.in: use `...` syntax instead of $(...) for
+	better portability (bug #517938)
+
 2008-02-09  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* gnome-default-applications.xml.in: add support for Konsole, too
diff --git a/capplets/default-applications/gnome-at-commandline.in.in b/capplets/default-applications/gnome-at-commandline.in.in
index 692fb610b..80816f803 100644
--- a/capplets/default-applications/gnome-at-commandline.in.in
+++ b/capplets/default-applications/gnome-at-commandline.in.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ GCONF_MOBILITY="mobility"
 GCONF_ALL="$GCONF_VISUAL $GCONF_MOBILITY"
 
 run_at() {
-	CMDLINE=$(gconftool-2 --get $GCONF_PATH/$1/exec)
+	CMDLINE=`gconftool-2 --get $GCONF_PATH/$1/exec`
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		exit $?
 	fi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ run_at() {
 		exit 2
 	fi
 
-	STARTUP=$(gconftool-2 --get $GCONF_PATH/$1/startup)
+	STARTUP=`gconftool-2 --get $GCONF_PATH/$1/startup`
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		exit $?
 	fi
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ run_at() {
 	fi
 }
 
-case $(basename $0) in
+case `basename $0` in
 	gnome-at-visual )
 		AT=$GCONF_VISUAL
 		;;