diff --git a/home/bin/update-profile b/home/bin/update-profile
index c9badab..122909e 100755
--- a/home/bin/update-profile
+++ b/home/bin/update-profile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then
 	if ! command -v "${CUT}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		CUT="cut"
 	fi
+else
+	CUT="cut"
 fi
 
 file_changed() {
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8f807ed..3537579 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then
 	if ! command -v "${READLINK}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		READLINK="readlink"
 	fi
+else
+	READLINK="readlink"
 fi
 
 install_files() {