diff --git a/scripts/nsdeps b/scripts/nsdeps
index 3754dac13b31..dda6fbac016e 100644
--- a/scripts/nsdeps
+++ b/scripts/nsdeps
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ generate_deps() {
 	if [ ! -f "$ns_deps_file" ]; then return; fi
 	local mod_source_files=`cat $mod_file | sed -n 1p                      \
 					      | sed -e 's/\.o/\.c/g'           \
-					      | sed "s/[^ ]* */${srctree}\/&/g"`
+					      | sed "s|[^ ]* *|${srctree}/&|g"`
 	for ns in `cat $ns_deps_file`; do
 		echo "Adding namespace $ns to module $mod_name (if needed)."
 		generate_deps_for_ns $ns $mod_source_files