diff --git a/bin/foamCleanPath b/bin/foamCleanPath
index 86a8c171fd..cbae8578dc 100755
--- a/bin/foamCleanPath
+++ b/bin/foamCleanPath
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ do
     ##DEBUG echo "remove>$wildcard<" 1>&2
     if [ -n "$wildcard" ]
     then
-        dirList=$(echo "$dirList:" | sed -e "s@${wildcard}[^:]*:@@g")
+        dirList=$(echo "$dirList:" | sed -e "s|${wildcard}[^:]*:||g")
     fi
 done