diff --git a/scripts/power-profiles b/scripts/power-profiles
index 93d7d5c1..99f12a64 100755
--- a/scripts/power-profiles
+++ b/scripts/power-profiles
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function ask_confirmation() {
   fi
 
   if [ "${confirmed}" == 0 ]; then
-    "${menu[${selection}]}"
+    ${menu[${selection}]}
   fi
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +184,6 @@ if [[ $? -eq 0 && ! -z ${selection} ]]; then
         ${menu_confirm} =~ (^|[[:space:]])"${selection}"($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
     ask_confirmation
   else
-    "${menu[${selection}]}"
+    ${menu[${selection}]}
   fi
 fi