diff --git a/plugins/solaris/solaris-memstat b/plugins/solaris/solaris-memstat
index 13e30d1c..71957f53 100755
--- a/plugins/solaris/solaris-memstat
+++ b/plugins/solaris/solaris-memstat
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "::memstat" | mdb -k | nawk '
 BEGIN {
-	pagesize='$(getconf PAGESIZE)'
+	pagesize='"$(getconf PAGESIZE)"'
 	kernel=0
 	zfs=0
 	anon=0