diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 687dbb3..96c058f 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ cd build
 # * https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/2469
 
 if command -v termux-setup-storage >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	extra_args="CFLAGS=-D__ANDROID_API__=`getprop ro.build.version.sdk` CXXFLAGS=-D__ANDROID_API__=`getprop ro.build.version.sdk`"
+	extra_args="CFLAGS=-D__ANDROID_API__=$(getprop ro.build.version.sdk) CXXFLAGS=-D__ANDROID_API__=$(getprop ro.build.version.sdk)"
 else
 	extra_args=
 fi