diff --git a/lib/shared/zz-uenv_txt b/lib/shared/zz-uenv_txt
index 1a95e13..bc2ea1e 100644
--- a/lib/shared/zz-uenv_txt
+++ b/lib/shared/zz-uenv_txt
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ if [ -f /boot/uEnv.txt ] ; then
 	if [ ! "x${older_kernel}" = "x" ] ; then
 		if [ ! "x${older_kernel}" = "x${version}" ] ; then
 			echo "zz-uenv_txt: Updating /boot/uEnv.txt [uname_r=${version}]"
-			sed -i -e 's:uname_r='${older_kernel}':uname_r='${version}':g' /boot/uEnv.txt
+			#tested on: wheezy, jessie, trusty, utopic with default sed
+			sed -i -e "s:uname_r=$older_kernel:uname_r=$version:g" /boot/uEnv.txt
 		fi
 	else
 		echo "uname_r=${version}" >> /boot/uEnv.txt