diff --git a/tools/eclipse/set-eclipse-profile.sh b/tools/eclipse/set-eclipse-profile.sh
index 1abc662e6d3..c0cc9a9ca80 100644
--- a/tools/eclipse/set-eclipse-profile.sh
+++ b/tools/eclipse/set-eclipse-profile.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ for file in `find . -name org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs | xargs`; do
     echo Skipping $file; 
   else 
 	echo Replacing $file; 
-    sed -i s/activeProfiles=/activeProfiles=eclipse/g $file; 
+    sed -i -e s/activeProfiles=/activeProfiles=eclipse/g $file;
   fi; 
 done
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