diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index f91b82058..3d5d361c9 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ function choosevariant()
             export TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=$default_value
         elif (echo -n $ANSWER | grep -q -e "^[0-9][0-9]*$") ; then
             if [ "$ANSWER" -le "${#VARIANT_CHOICES[@]}" ] ; then
-                export TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=${VARIANT_CHOICES[$(($ANSWER-1))]}
+                export TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=${VARIANT_CHOICES[@]:$(($ANSWER-1)):1}
             fi
         else
             if check_variant $ANSWER
@@ -1295,10 +1295,10 @@ function godir () {
                 echo "Invalid choice"
                 continue
             fi
-            pathname=${lines[$(($choice-1))]}
+            pathname=${lines[@]:$(($choice-1)):1}
         done
     else
-        pathname=${lines[0]}
+        pathname=${lines[@]:0:1}
     fi
     \cd $T/$pathname
 }