diff --git a/python-PyCBC.spec b/python-PyCBC.spec
index b6b2510..880e17e 100644
--- a/python-PyCBC.spec
+++ b/python-PyCBC.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ of detected sources.
 %setup -q -n PyCBC-%{version}
 
 # FOR REAL BINARIES SET HASHBANG TO PYTHON3 DIRECTLY
-sed -E -i "1{s|^#\!\s*/usr/bin/env python|#\!/usr/bin/python3}|}" \
+sed -E -i "1{s|^#\!\s*/usr/bin/env python|#\!/usr/bin/python3|}" \
   bin/pycbc_* \
   bin/*/pycbc_*