diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 50607d57c34..33ed91a4595 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ find /var/tmp/vi.recover ! -type f -a ! -type d -delete
 vibackup=`echo /var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.*`
 if [ "${vibackup}" != '/var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.*' ]; then
 	echo 'Recovering vi editor sessions'
-	for i in ${vibackup}; do
+	for i in /var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.*; do
 		# Only test files that are readable.
 		if [ ! -r "${i}" ]; then
 			continue
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ if [ "${vibackup}" != '/var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.*' ]; then
 	# crashes at the right time.
 	virecovery=`echo /var/tmp/vi.recover/recover.*`
 	if [ "${virecovery}" != "/var/tmp/vi.recover/recover.*" ]; then
-		for i in ${virecovery}; do
+		for i in /var/tmp/vi.recover/recover.*; do
 			# Only test files that are readable.
 			if [ ! -r "${i}" ]; then
 				continue