diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/run/Makefile b/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/run/Makefile
index 1d52f4ade92de126ab7ae9ac6a1b01c1bff1ee2f..491f44da1a5fe2654e5dafa3956fc038dc8acc06 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/run/Makefile
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/run/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/R: Makefile R.sh Rscript.sh Rscript_exec.sh
 	cp Rscript.sh $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/Rscript
 	chmod +x $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/exec/R $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/execRscript/Rscript $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/Rscript
 	cp $(SUPPORT_SCRIPTS) $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)
-	sed -e 's!\(^R_HOME_DIR=\)\(.*\)!\1"$(FASTR_R_HOME)"!' < $(R_SCRIPT) > $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/R
+	sed -e 's!^\(R_HOME_DIR=\)\(.*\)!\1"$(FASTR_R_HOME)"!' < $(R_SCRIPT) > $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/R
 	chmod +x $(FASTR_BIN_DIR)/R 
 	touch $(FASTR_ETC_DIR)/ldpaths
 	sed -e "s|\(R_LIBS_USER=.*-'\)\(.*\)'}|\1$(FASTR_R_HOME)/library'}|" < $(GNUR_HOME)/etc/Renviron > $(FASTR_ETC_DIR)/Renviron