diff --git a/tests/chsh/01/run b/tests/chsh/01/run
index a2f92c90..72760c26 100755
--- a/tests/chsh/01/run
+++ b/tests/chsh/01/run
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ save
 # restore the files on exit
 trap 'if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then echo "FAIL"; fi; restore' 0
 
-cp data/{passwd,group,shadow,gshadow,shells} /etc/
+for i in passwd group shadow gshadow shells
+do
+	cp data/$i /etc
+done
 
 echo -n "changing to a restricted shell, by root..."
 cp /bin/bash tmp/shell
diff --git a/tests/convtools/01/run b/tests/convtools/01/run
index 410d67fc..411514cc 100755
--- a/tests/convtools/01/run
+++ b/tests/convtools/01/run
@@ -48,8 +48,14 @@ save
 # restore the files on exit
 trap 'restore' 0
 
-rm -f /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow}
-cp data/1/{passwd,group} /etc/
+for i in passwd group shadow gshadow
+do
+	rm -f /etc/$i
+done
+for i in passwd group
+do
+	cp data/1/$i /etc
+done
 
 echo -n "pwconv "
 pwconv
diff --git a/tests/cptools/01/run1 b/tests/cptools/01/run1
index f128eb72..26fc0440 100755
--- a/tests/cptools/01/run1
+++ b/tests/cptools/01/run1
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ save
 # restore the files on exit
 trap 'restore' 0
 
-cp data/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} /etc/
+for i in passwd group shadow gshadow
+do
+	cp data/$i /etc
+done
 
 lines_passwd=$(wc -l /etc/passwd | cut -f1 -d" ")
 lines_shadow=$(wc -l /etc/shadow | cut -f1 -d" ")
diff --git a/tests/cptools/01/run2 b/tests/cptools/01/run2
index be51113a..c42238e6 100755
--- a/tests/cptools/01/run2
+++ b/tests/cptools/01/run2
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ save
 # restore the files on exit
 trap 'restore' 0
 
-cp data/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} /etc/
+for i in passwd group shadow gshadow
+do
+	cp data/$i /etc
+done
 
 lines_passwd=$(wc -l /etc/passwd | cut -f1 -d" ")
 lines_shadow=$(wc -l /etc/shadow | cut -f1 -d" ")
diff --git a/tests/cptools/01/run3 b/tests/cptools/01/run3
index eee7481e..f97463ec 100755
--- a/tests/cptools/01/run3
+++ b/tests/cptools/01/run3
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ save
 # restore the files on exit
 trap 'restore' 0
 
-cp data/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} /etc/
+for i in passwd group shadow gshadow
+do
+	cp data/$i /etc
+done
 
 lines_passwd=$(wc -l /etc/passwd | cut -f1 -d" ")
 lines_shadow=$(wc -l /etc/shadow | cut -f1 -d" ")
diff --git a/tests/cptools/01/run4 b/tests/cptools/01/run4
index 32f5a8ae..7cc3fb8d 100755
--- a/tests/cptools/01/run4
+++ b/tests/cptools/01/run4
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ save
 # restore the files on exit
 trap 'restore' 0
 
-cp data/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} /etc/
+for i in passwd group shadow gshadow
+do
+	cp data/$i /etc
+done
 
 lines_passwd=$(wc -l /etc/passwd | cut -f1 -d" ")
 lines_shadow=$(wc -l /etc/shadow | cut -f1 -d" ")