diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
index fb894eac4..5aafb7e2b 100644
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  sed -i.old 's/WinIoCtl.h/winioctl.h/g' src/dbinc/win_db.h &&
-  sed -i.old 's/__atomic_compare_exchange(/__atomic_compare_exchange_db(/' src/dbinc/atomic.h &&
+  sed -i.old 's/WinIoCtl.h/winioctl.h/g' src/dbinc/win_db.h && \
+  sed -i.old 's/__atomic_compare_exchange\\(/__atomic_compare_exchange_db(/' src/dbinc/atomic.h && \
   sed -i.old 's/atomic_init/atomic_init_db/' src/dbinc/atomic.h src/mp/mp_region.c src/mp/mp_mvcc.c src/mp/mp_fget.c src/mutex/mut_method.c src/mutex/mut_tas.c
 endef