diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 16f451e..b61d322 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ reinstall: uninstall install
 dist: mrproper $(if $(ISGIT),reinit-gitmodules)
 	$(call bcmd,tarball,$(NAME)-$(VERSION),\
 		tar czf $(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar.gz \
-		--exclude .git --transform "s/^/$(NAME)-$(VERSION)\//" *)
+		--exclude .git --transform 's|^|$(NAME)-$(VERSION)/|' *)
 
 .PHONY: all mostlyclean mclean clean fclean mrproper re
 .PHONY: dist install uninstall reinstall