diff --git a/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh b/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh
index 08c4c4ae54..72cf1fbf0a 100755
--- a/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-linux-headers.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ cp_portable() {
         -e 's/__be\([0-9][0-9]*\)/uint\1_t/g' \
         -e 's/"\(input-event-codes\.h\)"/"standard-headers\/linux\/\1"/' \
         -e 's/<linux\/\([^>]*\)>/"standard-headers\/linux\/\1"/' \
-        -e 's/__bitwise__//' \
+        -e 's/__bitwise//' \
         -e 's/__attribute__((packed))/QEMU_PACKED/' \
         -e 's/__inline__/inline/' \
         -e '/sys\/ioctl.h/d' \