diff --git a/bin/vspec b/bin/vspec
index 3ec802d..66c794d 100755
--- a/bin/vspec
+++ b/bin/vspec
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cat <<END >"$driver_script"
   call s:main()
 END
 
-vim -u NONE -i NONE -N -e -s -S "$driver_script" 2>&1 | sed 's/\r$//'
+vim -u NONE -i NONE -N -e -s -S "$driver_script" 2>&1 | sed $'s/\r$//'