diff --git a/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja b/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja
index c044b9b875fe..626c3accaafd 100644
--- a/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja
+++ b/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja
@@ -2158,22 +2158,22 @@ fi
 
 #}}
 {{%- macro bash_ensure_pam_module_line(pam_file, group, control, module, after_match='') -%}}
-if ! grep -qP '^\s*{{{ group }}}\s+'"{{{ control }}}"'\s+{{{ module }}}\s*.*' "{{{ pam_file }}}"; then
+if ! grep -qP "^\s*{{{ group }}}\s+{{{ control }}}\s+{{{ module }}}\s*.*{{{ pam_file }}}"; then
     # Line matching group + control + module was not found. Check group + module.
     if [ "$(grep -cP '^\s*{{{ group }}}\s+.*\s+{{{ module }}}\s*' "{{{ pam_file }}}")" -eq 1 ]; then
         # The control is updated only if one single line matches.
-        sed -i -E --follow-symlinks 's/^(\s*{{{ group }}}\s+).*(\b{{{ module }}}.*)/\1'"{{{ control }}}"' \2/' "{{{ pam_file }}}"
+        sed -i -E --follow-symlinks "s/^(\s*{{{ group }}}\s+).*(\b{{{ module }}}.*)/\1{{{ control }}} \2/" "{{{ pam_file }}}"
     else
         {{%- if after_match == '' %}}
-        echo '{{{ group }}}    '"{{{ control }}}"'    {{{ module }}}' >> "{{{ pam_file }}}"
+        echo "{{{ group }}}    {{{ control }}}    {{{ module }}}" >> "{{{ pam_file }}}"
         {{%- elif after_match == 'BOF'  %}}
-        sed -i --follow-symlinks '1i {{{ group }}}     '"{{{ control }}}"'    {{{ module }}}' "{{{ pam_file }}}"
+        sed -i --follow-symlinks "1i {{{ group }}}     {{{ control }}}    {{{ module }}}" "{{{ pam_file }}}"
         {{%- else %}}
         LAST_MATCH_LINE=$(grep -nP "{{{ after_match }}}" "{{{ pam_file }}}" | tail -n 1 | cut -d: -f 1)
         if [ ! -z $LAST_MATCH_LINE ]; then
-            sed -i --follow-symlinks $LAST_MATCH_LINE' a {{{ group }}}     '"{{{ control }}}"'    {{{ module }}}' "{{{ pam_file }}}"
+            sed -i --follow-symlinks $LAST_MATCH_LINE" a {{{ group }}}     {{{ control }}}    {{{ module }}}" "{{{ pam_file }}}"
         else
-            echo '{{{ group }}}    '"{{{ control }}}"'    {{{ module }}}' >> "{{{ pam_file }}}"
+            echo "{{{ group }}}    {{{ control }}}    {{{ module }}}" >> "{{{ pam_file }}}"
         fi
         {{%- endif %}}
     fi