diff --git a/bandcamp_format_utility.sh b/bandcamp_format_utility.sh
index 6e5c132..d375d7d 100755
--- a/bandcamp_format_utility.sh
+++ b/bandcamp_format_utility.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ for f in $files;
             "$f"
 
         # moves the files to a correct name into an artist/album/ folder
-        printf -v file_name '%02d - %s.mp3' "$track_number" "$track"
+        new_name=$(printf '%02d - %s.mp3' "$track_number" "$track")
         mkdir -p "$artist"
         mkdir -p "$artist/$album"
         mv "$f" "$artist/$album/$file_name"