diff --git a/scripts/devcompile.sh b/scripts/devcompile.sh
index ffce3f44f..f4f26d7e7 100755
--- a/scripts/devcompile.sh
+++ b/scripts/devcompile.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ verify_go () {
         return 0
     fi
     local IFS=.
-    local i ver1=($1) ver2=($2)
+    local i ver1="$1" ver2="$2"
 
     for ((i=${#ver1[@]}; i<${#ver2[@]}; i++))
     do