diff --git a/scipy.spec b/scipy.spec
index fb00ff9..f916130 100644
--- a/scipy.spec
+++ b/scipy.spec
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ for f in $(grep -Frl numpy.distutils); do
 done
 
 # Do not do benchmarking or coverage testing for RPM builds
-sed -i '/^[[:blank:]]*"(asv|pytest-cov)"/d' pyproject.toml
+sed -Ei '/^[[:blank:]]*"(asv|pytest-cov)"/d' pyproject.toml
 
 # No scikit-umfpack in Fedora
 sed -i '/^[[:blank:]]*"scikit-umfpack"/d' pyproject.toml