diff --git a/package/eudev/S10udev b/package/eudev/S10udev
index e4d28a2323..e00aa91842 100755
--- a/package/eudev/S10udev
+++ b/package/eudev/S10udev
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ test -r $UDEV_CONFIG || exit 6
 
 case "$1" in
     start)
-        echo -n "Populating ${udev_root:-/dev} using udev: "
-        echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+        printf "Populating ${udev_root:-/dev} using udev: "
+        printf '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
         $UDEV_BIN -d || (echo "FAIL" && exit 1)
         udevadm trigger
         echo "done"