diff --git a/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt
index ca3ce457d70..15ca8d7f8f6 100644
--- a/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else()
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT exportsfile
     COMMAND echo "{" > exportsfile
     COMMAND grep -q "\\<" ${srcexp} && echo "  global:" >> exportsfile || :
-    COMMAND sed -e "s/\$\$/;/" -e "s/^/    /" < ${srcexp} >> exportsfile
+    COMMAND sed -e "s/$/;/" -e "s/^/    /" < ${srcexp} >> exportsfile
     COMMAND echo "  local: *;" >> exportsfile
     COMMAND echo "};" >> exportsfile
     DEPENDS ${srcexp}