diff --git a/util/python/python_config.sh b/util/python/python_config.sh
index 789c4b3..4b18bf3 100755
--- a/util/python/python_config.sh
+++ b/util/python/python_config.sh
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   # Write tools/bazel.rc
   echo "# Autogenerated by configure: DO NOT EDIT" > tools/bazel.rc
   sed -e "s/\$PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION/$python_major_version/g" \
-      -e "s[\$PYTHON_BINARY[\"$PYTHON_BIN_PATH\"[g" \
+      -e "s|\$PYTHON_BINARY|\"$PYTHON_BIN_PATH\"|g" \
       tools/bazel.rc.template >> tools/bazel.rc
   # Write tools/python_bin_path.sh
   echo "export PYTHON_BIN_PATH=\"$PYTHON_BIN_PATH\"" > tools/python_bin_path.sh