diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh b/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh
index 94bf1c449..84b18653c 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ timing_enter initiator_timeout
 nvmftestinit
 nvmfappstart "-m 0xF"
 
-trap "process_shm --id $NVMF_APP_SHM_ID; killprocess $nvmfpid; nvmftestfini $1; exit 1" SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+trap 'process_shm --id $NVMF_APP_SHM_ID; killprocess $nvmfpid; nvmftestfini $1; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 
 $rpc_py construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc0