diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb b/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
index ba355ee..766b0e5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ do_install_basefilesissue () {
 
 	install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/issue*  ${D}${sysconfdir}  
         if [ -n "${DISTRO_NAME}" ]; then
-		printf "${DISTRO_NAME} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
-		printf "${DISTRO_NAME} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net
+		echo "${DISTRO_NAME} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
+		echo "${DISTRO_NAME} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net
 		if [ -n "${DISTRO_VERSION}" ]; then
-			printf "${DISTRO_VERSION} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
-			printf "${DISTRO_VERSION} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net
+			echo "${DISTRO_VERSION} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
+			echo "${DISTRO_VERSION} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net
 		fi
 		echo "\n \l" >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
 		echo >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue