diff --git a/git-parse-remote.sh b/git-parse-remote.sh
index 3352964..34baea3 100755
--- a/git-parse-remote.sh
+++ b/git-parse-remote.sh
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ get_remote_default_refs_for_fetch () {
 	'')
 		echo "HEAD:" ;;
 	config)
-		set $(expand_refs_wildcard \
+		set x $(expand_refs_wildcard \
 			$(git-repo-config --get-all "remote.$1.fetch"))
+		shift
 		canon_refs_list_for_fetch "$@"
 		;;
 	branches)
@@ -158,9 +159,10 @@ get_remote_default_refs_for_fetch () {
 		echo "refs/heads/${remote_branch}:refs/heads/$1"
 		;;
 	remotes)
-		set $(expand_refs_wildcard $(sed -ne '/^Pull: */{
+		set x $(expand_refs_wildcard $(sed -ne '/^Pull: */{
 						s///p
 					}' "$GIT_DIR/remotes/$1"))
+		shift
 		canon_refs_list_for_fetch "$@"
 		;;
 	*)