diff --git a/etc/inc/shaper.inc b/etc/inc/shaper.inc
index 5bfa81e0b9..f4eed164bb 100644
--- a/etc/inc/shaper.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/shaper.inc
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ class altq_root_queue {
 			if ($this->GetScheduler())
 				$rules .= " ".strtolower($this->GetScheduler());
 			if ($this->GetQlimit() > 0)
-				$rules .= " ( qlimit " . $this->GetQlimit() . " ) ";
+				$rules .= " qlimit " . $this->GetQlimit() . " ";
 			if ($this->GetBandwidth()) {
 				$rules .= " bandwidth ".trim($this->GetBandwidth());
 				if ($this->GetBwscale())