diff --git a/scripts/odt2pdf/odt2pdf.sh b/scripts/odt2pdf/odt2pdf.sh
index b44ab3e6d78..1147ff3bbcc 100755
--- a/scripts/odt2pdf/odt2pdf.sh
+++ b/scripts/odt2pdf/odt2pdf.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ then
 	exit
 fi
 
+soffice="/usr/bin/soffice"
+
 
 if [ -f "$1.odt" ]
  then
   nbprocess=$(pgrep -c soffice)
   if [ $nbprocess -ne 1 ]	# If there is some soffice process running
    then
-    soffice --invisible --accept="socket,host=127.0.0.1,port=8100;urp;" --nofirststartwizard --headless &
+    cmd="$soffice --invisible --accept=socket,host=127.0.0.1,port=8100;urp; --nofirststartwizard --headless"
+    $cmd &
     retcode=$?
     if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]
      then