diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index 30edb179259d63..b938a6d4aa86b5 100644
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ do_next () {
 		read -r command rest < "$todo"
 		mark_action_done
 		printf 'Executing: %s\n' "$rest"
-		${SHELL:-@SHELL_PATH@} -c "$rest" # Actual execution
+		"${SHELL:-@SHELL_PATH@}" -c "$rest" # Actual execution
 		status=$?
 		# Run in subshell because require_clean_work_tree can die.
 		dirty=f
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 98eb49ac236e9e..4ad55d97f09b4c 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 
 # "exec" commands are ran with the user shell by default, but this may
 # be non-POSIX. For example, if SHELL=zsh then ">file" doesn't work
-# to create a file. Unseting SHELL avoids such non-portable behavior
+# to create a file. Unsetting SHELL avoids such non-portable behavior
 # in tests. It must be exported for it to take effect where needed.
 SHELL=
 export SHELL