diff --git a/scstadmin/init.d/scst b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
index 6c45745b8..ba5ce6f19 100755
--- a/scstadmin/init.d/scst
+++ b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ fi
 cat <<"EOF"
 
 SCST_CFG=/etc/scst.conf
-ISCSI_DAEMON="$(which iscsi-scstd)"
 
 show_status() {
   _rc_status_ret=$?
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ parse_scst_conf() {
                 SCST_OPT_MODULES="crc32c-intel $SCST_OPT_MODULES";;
         esac
         SCST_OPT_MODULES="crc32c isert_scst $SCST_OPT_MODULES"
-        SCST_DAEMONS="${ISCSI_DAEMON} $SCST_DAEMONS"
+        SCST_DAEMONS="$(which iscsi-scstd) $SCST_DAEMONS"
     fi
 }