diff --git a/scripts/sync-kernel.sh b/scripts/sync-kernel.sh
index f1a259c..3468e71 100755
--- a/scripts/sync-kernel.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync-kernel.sh
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ PATH_MAP=(									\
 	[Documentation/bpf/libbpf]=docs						\
 )
 
-LIBBPF_PATHS="${!PATH_MAP[@]} :^tools/lib/bpf/Makefile :^tools/lib/bpf/Build :^tools/lib/bpf/.gitignore :^tools/include/tools/libc_compat.h"
-LIBBPF_VIEW_PATHS="${PATH_MAP[@]}"
+LIBBPF_PATHS=("${!PATH_MAP[@]}" ":^tools/lib/bpf/Makefile" ":^tools/lib/bpf/Build" ":^tools/lib/bpf/.gitignore" ":^tools/include/tools/libc_compat.h")
+LIBBPF_VIEW_PATHS=("${PATH_MAP[@]}")
 LIBBPF_VIEW_EXCLUDE_REGEX='^src/(Makefile|Build|test_libbpf\.c|bpf_helper_defs\.h|\.gitignore)$|^docs/(\.gitignore|api\.rst|conf\.py)$|^docs/sphinx/.*'
 LINUX_VIEW_EXCLUDE_REGEX='^include/tools/libc_compat.h$'
 
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ cherry_pick_commits()
 	local libbpf_conflict_cnt
 	local desc
 
-	# shellcheck disable=SC2068
-	new_commits=$(git rev-list --no-merges --topo-order --reverse ${baseline_tag}..${tip_tag} -- ${LIBBPF_PATHS[@]})
+	new_commits=$(git rev-list --no-merges --topo-order --reverse ${baseline_tag}..${tip_tag} -- "${LIBBPF_PATHS[@]}")
 	for new_commit in ${new_commits}; do
 		desc="$(commit_desc ${new_commit})"
 		signature="$(commit_signature ${new_commit} "${LIBBPF_PATHS[@]}")"
@@ -139,8 +138,7 @@ cherry_pick_commits()
 		echo "Picking '${desc}'..."
 		if ! git cherry-pick ${new_commit} &>/dev/null; then
 			echo "Warning! Cherry-picking '${desc} failed, checking if it's non-libbpf files causing problems..."
-			# shellcheck disable=SC2068
-			libbpf_conflict_cnt=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U -- ${LIBBPF_PATHS[@]} | wc -l)
+			libbpf_conflict_cnt=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U -- "${LIBBPF_PATHS[@]}" | wc -l)
 			conflict_cnt=$(git diff --name-only | wc -l)
 			prompt_resolution=1
 
@@ -318,12 +316,10 @@ cd_to ${LINUX_REPO}
 git checkout -b ${VIEW_TAG} ${TIP_COMMIT}
 FILTER_BRANCH_SQUELCH_WARNING=1 git filter-branch -f --tree-filter "${LIBBPF_TREE_FILTER}" ${VIEW_TAG}^..${VIEW_TAG}
 FILTER_BRANCH_SQUELCH_WARNING=1 git filter-branch -f --subdirectory-filter __libbpf ${VIEW_TAG}^..${VIEW_TAG}
-# shellcheck disable=SC2068
-git ls-files -- ${LIBBPF_VIEW_PATHS[@]} | grep -v -E "${LINUX_VIEW_EXCLUDE_REGEX}" > ${TMP_DIR}/linux-view.ls
+git ls-files -- "${LIBBPF_VIEW_PATHS[@]}" | grep -v -E "${LINUX_VIEW_EXCLUDE_REGEX}" > ${TMP_DIR}/linux-view.ls
 
 cd_to ${LIBBPF_REPO}
-# shellcheck disable=SC2068
-git ls-files -- ${LIBBPF_VIEW_PATHS[@]} | grep -v -E "${LIBBPF_VIEW_EXCLUDE_REGEX}" > ${TMP_DIR}/github-view.ls
+git ls-files -- "${LIBBPF_VIEW_PATHS[@]}" | grep -v -E "${LIBBPF_VIEW_EXCLUDE_REGEX}" > ${TMP_DIR}/github-view.ls
 
 echo "Comparing list of files..."
 diff -u ${TMP_DIR}/linux-view.ls ${TMP_DIR}/github-view.ls