diff --git a/VBoxManage b/VBoxManage
index c77732f..ac482e5 100644
--- a/VBoxManage
+++ b/VBoxManage
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ _VBoxManage() {
                                 items+=(--quiet -q)
 
                             _get_excluded_items "${items[@]}"
-                            compreply=( $(compgen -w "$result" -- ${cur}) )
+                            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$result" -- ${cur}) )
                             ;;
 
                         start)
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ _VBoxManage() {
                                 items+=(--quiet -q)
 
                             _get_excluded_items "${items[@]}"
-                            compreply=( $(compgen -w "$result" -- ${cur}) )
+                            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$result" -- ${cur}) )
                             ;;
 
                         copyfrom|copyto)