diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjdk/template b/srcpkgs/openjdk/template
index 3fde590ef43..060558fed70 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjdk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjdk/template
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ CFLAGS+=" -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-stringop-overflow -Wno-return-type"
 post_extract() {
 	cd ${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/jdk-${_repo_ver}
 	# gcc6 complains about the signed shift left
-	sed -i src/share/native/com/sun/java/util/jar/pack/constants.h \
+	vsed -i src/share/native/com/sun/java/util/jar/pack/constants.h \
 		-e's;(-1)<<13;~0u<<13;g'
 	# wrong "return false;" instead of "return null;"
-	sed -i src/share/native/com/sun/java/util/jar/pack/jni.cpp \
+	vsed -i src/share/native/com/sun/java/util/jar/pack/jni.cpp \
 		-e"295s;false;null;"
 	cd ${wrksrc}
 	chmod +x configure
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ post_extract() {
 	# https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8041658
 	patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/002_gcc.make-4.9.patch
 	# patch supported os versions to include 4 and 4.1
-	sed -i ${wrksrc}/hotspot/make/linux/Makefile \
-		-e "/SUPPORTED_OS_VERSION =/s;\(.*\);\1 4% 4.1%;"
+	vsed -i ${wrksrc}/hotspot/make/linux/Makefile \
+		-e "/SUPPORTED_OS_VERSION =/s;\(.*\);\1 4% 4.1% 5%;"
 }
 
 do_build() {