diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-rrd b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-rrd
index 5b77492dc..245e9a26a 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-rrd
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/backup/20-rrd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ "${1}" = "restore" ]; then
 else
 	if [ -d "${BACKUPDIR}" ]; then
 		for RRD in $(find "${BACKUPDIR}" -name "*.rrd"); do
-			/usr/local/bin/rrdtool dump "${RRD}" > "${RRD%.rrd}.xml"
+			/usr/local/bin/rrdtool dump "${RRD}" "${RRD%.rrd}.xml"
 		done
 		tar -C / -czf "${BACKUPFILE}" ."${BACKUPDIR}"
 	fi