diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
index 82d91aabc..83ff1a54c 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ _x86_64_pacman_restore() {
 _fix_network() {
     echo "Fix network settings in ${1}..."
     # enable parallel downloads
-    sed -i -e 's:^#ParallelDownloads:ParallelDownloads:g' "${1}"/etc/pacman.conf
+    sd '^#ParallelDownloads' 'ParallelDownloads' "${1}"/etc/pacman.conf
     # fix network in container
     rm "${1}"/etc/resolv.conf
     echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > "${1}"/etc/resolv.conf