--- /lib64/rc/net/system.sh	2008-03-26 17:59:14.000000000 -0400
+++ /lib64new/rc/net/system.sh	2008-03-26 18:02:24.000000000 -0400
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 	local servers= buffer= x=
 
 	eval servers=\$ntp_servers_${IFVAR}
-	[ -z ${servers} ] && servers=${ntp_servers}
-	[ -z ${servers} ] && return 0
+	[ -z "${servers}" ] && servers="${ntp_servers}"
+	[ -z "${servers}" ] && return 0
 
 	buffer="# Generated by net-scripts for interface ${IFACE}\n"
 	buffer="${buffer}restrict default noquery notrust nomodify\n"