diff --git a/bin/hbase b/bin/hbase
index 4bc12c7a7172..4fb54a24d594 100755
--- a/bin/hbase
+++ b/bin/hbase
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ if [ "${DEBUG}" = "true" ]; then
 fi
 
 # resolve the command arguments
-read -r -a CMD_ARGS <<< "$@"
+CMD_ARGS=("$@")
 if [ "${#JSHELL_ARGS[@]}" -gt 0 ] ; then
   CMD_ARGS=("${JSHELL_ARGS[@]}" "${CMD_ARGS[@]}")
 fi