4 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/script/build/boot/roms b/script/build/boot/roms
index a19d9445..50b1f460 100755
--- a/script/build/boot/roms
+++ b/script/build/boot/roms
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ set -u -e
 
 . "include/err.sh"
 
-projectname="$(cat projectname)"
+read projectname < projectname
 opts=""
 boards=
 firstoption=""
diff --git a/script/build/boot/roms_helper b/script/build/boot/roms_helper
index 93574d9e..b663dc8e 100755
--- a/script/build/boot/roms_helper
+++ b/script/build/boot/roms_helper
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set -u -e
 
 . "include/err.sh"
 
-projectname="$(cat projectname)"
+read projectname < projectname
 
 cfgsdir="resources/coreboot"
 
diff --git a/script/build/release/roms b/script/build/release/roms
index c86fc79f..1d6bcb76 100755
--- a/script/build/release/roms
+++ b/script/build/release/roms
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set -u -e
 
 . "include/err.sh"
 
-projectname="$(cat projectname)"
+read projectname < projectname
 version="version-unknown"
 versiondate="version-date-unknown"
 tree="default"
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ main()
 init_check()
 {
 	[ -f version ] && \
-		version="$(cat version)"
+		read version < version
 	[ -f versiondate ] && \
-		versiondate="$(cat versiondate)"
+		read versiondate < versiondate
 	[ ! -d "bin/" ] && \
 		err "init_check: no ROMs built yet (error)"
 	[ -d "release/" ] || \
diff --git a/script/build/release/src b/script/build/release/src
index b2d3b535..0a0501a3 100755
--- a/script/build/release/src
+++ b/script/build/release/src
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set -u -e
 
 . "include/err.sh"
 
-projectname="$(cat projectname)"
+read projectname < projectname
 
 trees_fetch_list="coreboot u-boot seabios"
 simple_fetch_list="flashrom grub memtest86plus me_cleaner uefitool"
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ printf "Building source code archive, version %s\n" "${version}"
 main()
 {
 	[ -f version ] && \
-		version="$(cat version)"
+		read version < version
 	[ -f versiondate ] && \
-		versiondate="$(cat versiondate)"
+		read versiondate < versiondate
 
 	create_release_directory
 	download_modules