diff --git a/system/system76-io-dkms/doinst.sh b/system/system76-io-dkms/doinst.sh
index 9e5bcd5ed0..6b33ed6c28 100644
--- a/system/system76-io-dkms/doinst.sh
+++ b/system/system76-io-dkms/doinst.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VER=#MODULE_VERSION#
+VER=@MODULE_VERSION@
 dkms install system76-io/$VER
 
 # Before removing the system76-io package, the following command should
diff --git a/system/system76-io-dkms/system76-io-dkms.SlackBuild b/system/system76-io-dkms/system76-io-dkms.SlackBuild
index 40ad2dc99d..3b9dead3d7 100644
--- a/system/system76-io-dkms/system76-io-dkms.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/system76-io-dkms/system76-io-dkms.SlackBuild
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cp -a \
   $PKG/usr/src/$MODNAM-$VERSION
 
 # Edit and install dkms configuration
-sed "s/#MODULE_VERSION#/${VERSION}/" "debian/system76-io-dkms.dkms" > "$PKG/usr/src/$MODNAM-$VERSION/dkms.conf"
+sed "s/@MODULE_VERSION@/${VERSION}/" "debian/system76-io-dkms.dkms" > "$PKG/usr/src/$MODNAM-$VERSION/dkms.conf"
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a \
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
-sed "s/#MODULE_VERSION#/${VERSION}/" "$CWD/doinst.sh" > "$PKG/install/doinst.sh"
+sed "s/@MODULE_VERSION@/${VERSION}/" "$CWD/doinst.sh" > "$PKG/install/doinst.sh"
 
 cd $PKG
 /sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}