diff --git a/hack/verify-generated-files-remake.sh b/hack/verify-generated-files-remake.sh
index 17ebe9ba41c..ba62242ca98 100755
--- a/hack/verify-generated-files-remake.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-generated-files-remake.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function assert_clean() {
     X=($(newer deepcopy "${STAMP}"))
     if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
         echo "Generated files changed on back-to-back 'make' runs:"
-        echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+        echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
         return 1
     fi
     true
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(newer deepcopy "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 1 || ! ( "${X[0]}" =~ "${DIR}/zz_generated.deepcopy.go" ) ]]; then
     echo "Wrong generated deepcopy files changed after touching src file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 X=($(newer defaults "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 1 || ! ( "${X[0]}" =~ "${DIR}/zz_generated.defaults.go" ) ]]; then
     echo "Wrong generated defaults files changed after touching src file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 X=($(newer conversion "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 1 || ! ( "${X[0]}" =~ "${DIR}/zz_generated.conversion.go" ) ]]; then
     echo "Wrong generated conversion files changed after touching src file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older deepcopy "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated deepcopy files did not change after touching code-generator file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older deepcopy "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated deepcopy files did not change after touching code-generator dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]}:-(none)"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older deepcopy "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated deepcopy files did not change after touching code-generator dep file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older deepcopy "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated deepcopy files did not change after touching code-generator dep dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older defaults "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated defaults files did not change after touching code-generator file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older defaults "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated defaults files did not change after touching code-generator dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older defaults "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated defaults files did not change after touching code-generator dep file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older defaults "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated defaults files did not change after touching code-generator dep dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older conversion "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated conversion files did not change after touching code-generator file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older conversion "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated conversion files did not change after touching code-generator dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older conversion "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated conversion files did not change after touching code-generator dep file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older conversion "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated conversion files did not change after touching code-generator dep dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(newer openapi "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 1 || ! ( "${X[0]}" =~ "pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go" ) ]]; then
     echo "Wrong generated openapi files changed after touching src file:"
-    echo "${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older openapi "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated openapi files did not change after touching code-generator file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older openapi "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated openapi files did not change after touching code-generator dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older openapi "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated openapi files did not change after touching code-generator dep file:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -318,6 +318,6 @@ make generated_files >/dev/null
 X=($(older openapi "${STAMP}"))
 if [[ "${#X[*]}" != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Generated openapi files did not change after touching code-generator dep dir:"
-    echo "  ${X[@]:-(none)}"
+    echo "  ${X[*]:-(none)}"
     exit 1
 fi