diff --git a/script/update_openfpm b/script/update_openfpm
index 1e5b9cd1e7eba0e4cca8b40416b4070dbcfcc41e..48d74769f9b3a85954d2a3edfd883e374a08b08e 100755
--- a/script/update_openfpm
+++ b/script/update_openfpm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function update_openfpm()
     sh autogen.sh
     # Reconfigure
     conf_command=$(cat config.log)
-    $(conf_command)
+    $conf_command
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       echo -e "Update summary\033[91;5;1m FAILED \033[0m"
       return