diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index e27d2e088..eb8706f36 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -7604,7 +7604,7 @@ cmdputs(const char *s)
 	int quoted = 0;
 	static const char *const vstype[16] = {
 		nullstr, "}", "-", "+", "?", "=",
-		"#", "##", "%", "%%"
+		"%", "%%", "#", "##", nullstr 
 	};
 
 	nextc = makestrspace((strlen(s) + 1) * 8, cmdnextc);