diff --git a/package/mesa3d-headers/mesa3d-headers.mk b/package/mesa3d-headers/mesa3d-headers.mk
index 4eb57b3ad4..90f5c3cf31 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d-headers/mesa3d-headers.mk
+++ b/package/mesa3d-headers/mesa3d-headers.mk
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7),y)
 # contains -i.
 define MESA3D_HEADERS_BUILD_DRI_PC
 	sed -e 's:@\(exec_\)\?prefix@:/usr:' \
-	    -e 's:@libdir@:${exec_prefix}/lib:' \
-	    -e 's:@includedir@:${prefix}/include:' \
-	    -e 's:@DRI_DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR@:${libdir}/dri:' \
+	    -e 's:@libdir@:$${exec_prefix}/lib:' \
+	    -e 's:@includedir@:$${prefix}/include:' \
+	    -e 's:@DRI_DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR@:$${libdir}/dri:' \
 	    -e 's:@VERSION@:$(MESA3D_HEADERS_VERSION):' \
 	    -e 's:@DRI_PC_REQ_PRIV@::' \
 	    $(@D)/src/mesa/drivers/dri/dri.pc.in \