diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
index a7d84fc853..262ce67bba 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
@@ -5841,14 +5841,15 @@ USE_SDL+=   mixer
 name="doorman"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 
-[ -z "$doorman_enable" ] && doorman_enable="NO"
-[ -z "$doorman_config" ] && doorman_config="%%PREFIX%%/etc/doormand/doormand.cf"
+load_rc_config $name
+
+: ${doorman_enable="NO"}
+: ${doorman_config="%%PREFIX%%/etc/doormand/doormand.cf"}
 
 command=%%PREFIX%%/sbin/doormand
 pidfile=/var/run/doormand.pid
 command_args="-p $pidfile -f $doorman_config"
 
-load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"</programlisting>
 
     </sect1>