diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Brightness.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Brightness.qml
index d9db341dd..71fc4e6e0 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Brightness.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Brightness.qml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Singleton {
             if (Math.round(brightness * monitor.maxBrightness) === rounded)
                 return;
             brightness = value;
-            setProc.command = isDdc ? ["ddcutil", "-b", busNum, "setvcp", "10", rounded] : ["brightnessctl", "s", `${rounded}%`, "--quiet"];
+            setProc.command = isDdc ? ["ddcutil", "-b", busNum, "setvcp", "10", rounded] : ["brightnessctl", "s", rounded, "--quiet"];
             setProc.startDetached();
         }