diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a50085a..b9db43b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pmodules = $(NAME)-modules-$(non_epoch_version)
 	dh $@ --with dkms,autoreconf --parallel
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	sed "s/@LINUX_COMPAT@/linux-libc-dev \(<< $(shell debian/get_next.sh)\)/" debian/control.in > debian/control
+	sed "s/@LINUX_COMPAT@/linux-libc-dev \(<< $(shell debian/get_next.sh)~\)/" debian/control.in > debian/control
 
 	@# Embed the downstream version in the module.
 	@sed \