diff --git a/openup b/openup
index 66f22e1..656553b 100755
--- a/openup
+++ b/openup
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ update_self() {
 update_binpatches() {
 	local _BP _CMD
 
-	_BP=$(pkg_info -Q binpatch${REL_INT}-$(arch -s) | sed 's/.[^-]*$//' | sort -u)
+	_BP=$(pkg_info -Q binpatch${REL_INT}-$(arch -s) | sed 's/.[^-]*$//' | sort -u | tr '\n' ' ')
 
 	if [ -n "$_BP" ]; then
 		print_action "Updating binpatch(es)"