diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonEvent.java b/services/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonEvent.java
index f11ae1d..2095152 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonEvent.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/NativeDaemonEvent.java
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@
                 current++;  // skip the trailing quote
             }
             // unescape stuff within the word
-            word.replace("\\\\", "\\");
-            word.replace("\\\"", "\"");
+            word = word.replace("\\\\", "\\");
+            word = word.replace("\\\"", "\"");
 
             if (DEBUG_ROUTINE) Slog.e(LOGTAG, "found '" + word + "'");
             parsed.add(word);