diff --git a/handlers/rsync.in b/handlers/rsync.in
index a77da2a0c80c02f456bc30c3905d4a9de7f12d50..ad8e64f4e68e0bd5afaa6357f3e473b73f0c71ee 100644
--- a/handlers/rsync.in
+++ b/handlers/rsync.in
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ function eval_config {
     mv=move_files
   fi
 
-  excludes=`echo "$exclude" | sed -e 's/^/--exclude=/g' -e 's/ / --exclude=/g'`
+  excludes=`echo "$exclude" | @SED@ 's/^/--exclude=/g' -e 's/ / --exclude=/g'`
 
 }