diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a17270fe78..8fd0cf7e40 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ install.completions:
 install.docker:
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	$(eval INTERPOLATED_DOCKER_SCRIPT := $(shell mktemp))
-	env BINDIR=${BINDIR} ETCDIR=${ETCDIR} envsubst < docker/docker.in > ${INTERPOLATED_DOCKER_SCRIPT}
+	env BINDIR=${BINDIR} ETCDIR=${ETCDIR} envsubst '$$BINDIR;$$ETCDIR' < docker/docker.in > ${INTERPOLATED_DOCKER_SCRIPT}
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 755 ${INTERPOLATED_DOCKER_SCRIPT} $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/docker
 	rm ${INTERPOLATED_DOCKER_SCRIPT}
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}  $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR} $(DESTDIR)${TMPFILESDIR} $(DESTDIR)${USERTMPFILESDIR}
diff --git a/docker/docker.in b/docker/docker.in
index 0b4aa838c2..c23db62bce 100755
--- a/docker/docker.in
+++ b/docker/docker.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ -e ${ETCDIR}/containers/nodocker ] || [ -e "\${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-\$HOME/.config}/containers/nodocker" ] || \
+[ -e ${ETCDIR}/containers/nodocker ] || [ -e "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-$HOME/.config}/containers/nodocker" ] || \
 echo "Emulate Docker CLI using podman. Create ${ETCDIR}/containers/nodocker to quiet msg." >&2
 exec ${BINDIR}/podman "$@"