diff --git a/chapter05/makedev-inst.xml b/chapter05/makedev-inst.xml
index 6555d3db2..61615e94f 100644
--- a/chapter05/makedev-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/makedev-inst.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Install MAKEDEV by running the following commands:
 
 <blockquote><literallayout>
 
-	<userinput>sed "s/# 9/9/" MAKEDEV &gt;$LFS/dev/MAKEDEV
+	<userinput>sed s/"# 9"/9/ MAKEDEV &gt;$LFS/dev/MAKEDEV
 		&amp;&amp;</userinput>
 	<userinput>chmod 754 $LFS/dev/MAKEDEV &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 	<userinput>cp $LFS/dev/MAKEDEV $LFS/dev/MAKEDEV-temp