diff --git a/package/openssl/Makefile b/package/openssl/Makefile
index f19551df3d..dce7550538 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/openssl/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{crypto,ssl}.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
 	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/{openssl,libcrypto,libssl}.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
-	$(SED) 's,$(TARGET_LDFLAGS),,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/{openssl,libcrypto,libssl}.pc
+	$(SED) 's#$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)##g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/{openssl,libcrypto,libssl}.pc
 endef
 
 define Package/libopenssl/install