diff --git a/scripts/specialize-patch b/scripts/specialize-patch
index ebb5579eb..434d3a099 100755
--- a/scripts/specialize-patch
+++ b/scripts/specialize-patch
@@ -307,31 +307,31 @@ function evaluate(stmnt, pattern, arg, op, result) {
       sub(pattern, result, stmnt)
     }
   
-    pattern="(-*[0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*\\&\\&[[:blank:]]*\\([[:blank:]]*(-*[0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*\\)"
+    pattern="(-*[0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*&&[[:blank:]]*\\([[:blank:]]*(-*[0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*\\)"
     while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
     {
       sub(pattern, (op[1] != 0) && (op[2] != 0), stmnt)
     }
 
-    pattern="(-*[0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*\\&\\&[[:blank:]]*(-*[0-9]+)"
+    pattern="(-*[0-9]+)[[:blank:]]*&&[[:blank:]]*(-*[0-9]+)"
     while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
     {
       sub(pattern, (op[1] != 0) && (op[2] != 0), stmnt)
     }
   
-    pattern="^+#(if|elif)[[:blank:]]*([01])[[:blank:]]*\\&\\&[[:blank:]]*(!*[[:blank:]]*defined[[:blank:]]*\\([[:blank:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_]*[[:blank:]]*\\))$"
+    pattern="^+#(if|elif)[[:blank:]]*([01])[[:blank:]]*&&[[:blank:]]*(!*[[:blank:]]*defined[[:blank:]]*\\([[:blank:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_]*[[:blank:]]*\\))$"
     while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
     {
       stmnt = "+#" op[1] " " (op[2] != 0 ? op[3] : op[2])
     }
   
-    pattern="^+#(if|elif)[[:blank:]]*(!*[[:blank:]]*defined[[:blank:]]*\\([[:blank:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_]*[[:blank:]]*\\))\\&\\&[[:blank:]]*([01])[[:blank:]]*$"
+    pattern="^+#(if|elif)[[:blank:]]*(!*[[:blank:]]*defined[[:blank:]]*\\([[:blank:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_]*[[:blank:]]*\\))&&[[:blank:]]*([01])[[:blank:]]*$"
     while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
     {
       stmnt = "+#" op[1] " " (op[3] != 0 ? op[2] : op[3])
     }
   
-    pattern="^+#(if|elif)[[:blank:]]*(!*[[:blank:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_]*)[[:blank:]]*\\&\\&[[:blank:]]*([01])[[:blank:]]*$"
+    pattern="^+#(if|elif)[[:blank:]]*(!*[[:blank:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_]*)[[:blank:]]*&&[[:blank:]]*([01])[[:blank:]]*$"
     while (match(stmnt, pattern, op) != 0)
     {
       stmnt = "+#" op[1] " " (op[3] != 0 ? op[2] : op[3])