diff --git a/scripts/check_format.sh b/scripts/check_format.sh
index 24c724c7f..8bc07d742 100755
--- a/scripts/check_format.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_format.sh
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ if hash shellcheck 2>/dev/null; then
 	SHCK_EXCLUDE="SC1083,SC2002,SC2004,\
 SC2010,SC2012,SC2013,SC2016,SC2034,SC2045,SC2046,SC2068,SC2086,SC2089,SC2090,\
 SC2097,SC2098,SC2103,SC2115,SC2116,SC2119,SC2120,SC2121,SC2124,SC2126,SC2128,\
-SC2129,SC2140,SC2142,SC2143,SC2145,SC2148,SC2152,SC2153,SC2154,SC2155,\
+SC2129,SC2140,SC2142,SC2143,SC2148,SC2152,SC2153,SC2154,SC2155,\
 SC2162,SC2164,SC2165,SC2166,SC2167,SC2174,\
 SC2230"
 	# SPDK fails some error checks which have been deprecated in later versions of shellcheck.
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 97f55771a..46552f8aa 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function pci_dev_echo() {
 	local vendor="$(cat /sys/bus/pci/devices/$bdf/vendor)"
 	local device="$(cat /sys/bus/pci/devices/$bdf/device)"
 	shift
-	echo "$bdf (${vendor#0x} ${device#0x}): $@"
+	echo "$bdf (${vendor#0x} ${device#0x}): $*"
 }
 
 function linux_bind_driver() {
diff --git a/test/common/autotest_common.sh b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
index a5fb347a7..5e5e2575d 100644
--- a/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
@@ -553,13 +553,13 @@ function run_test() {
 	local test_type="$(echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')"
 	shift
 	echo "************************************"
-	echo "START TEST $test_type $@"
+	echo "START TEST $test_type $*"
 	echo "************************************"
 	xtrace_restore
 	time "$@"
 	xtrace_disable
 	echo "************************************"
-	echo "END TEST $test_type $@"
+	echo "END TEST $test_type $*"
 	echo "************************************"
 	xtrace_restore
 }
diff --git a/test/vhost/common.sh b/test/vhost/common.sh
index dd0b39c2a..1b390fb90 100644
--- a/test/vhost/common.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/common.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function message()
 
 	local msg_type="$1"
 	shift
-	echo -e "${msg_type}${verbose_out}: $@"
+	echo -e "${msg_type}${verbose_out}: $*"
 }
 
 function fail()
diff --git a/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh b/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
index c230b5cc6..0a4d554ca 100755
--- a/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ else
 fi
 notice "Preparing NVMe setup..."
 notice "Using $max_disks physical NVMe drives"
-notice "Nvme split list: ${splits[@]}"
+notice "Nvme split list: ${splits[*]}"
 
 # ===== Precondition NVMes if specified =====
 if [[ $run_precondition == true ]]; then
diff --git a/test/vhost/readonly/delete_partition_vm.sh b/test/vhost/readonly/delete_partition_vm.sh
index 0b579130e..0a68f2e75 100755
--- a/test/vhost/readonly/delete_partition_vm.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/readonly/delete_partition_vm.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_file_name="some_test_file"
 function error()
 {
 	echo "==========="
-	echo -e "ERROR: $@"
+	echo -e "ERROR: $*"
 	echo "==========="
 	trap - ERR
 	set +e
diff --git a/test/vhost/readonly/disabled_readonly_vm.sh b/test/vhost/readonly/disabled_readonly_vm.sh
index c6c47d619..57956aaf0 100755
--- a/test/vhost/readonly/disabled_readonly_vm.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/readonly/disabled_readonly_vm.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_file_name="some_test_file"
 function error()
 {
 	echo "==========="
-	echo -e "ERROR: $@"
+	echo -e "ERROR: $*"
 	echo "==========="
 	trap - ERR
 	set +e
diff --git a/test/vhost/readonly/enabled_readonly_vm.sh b/test/vhost/readonly/enabled_readonly_vm.sh
index c5f89ab5b..b34b7d309 100755
--- a/test/vhost/readonly/enabled_readonly_vm.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/readonly/enabled_readonly_vm.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_file_name="some_test_file"
 function error()
 {
 	echo "==========="
-	echo -e "ERROR: $@"
+	echo -e "ERROR: $*"
 	echo "==========="
 	umount "$test_folder_name"
 	rm -rf "$testdir/$test_folder_name"