diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_depends.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_depends.sh.in
index 6f58781b..596a9821 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_depends.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_depends.sh.in
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ library_depends() {
 
 				unset prefix
 				for libdir in ${LIB_DIRS[@]}; do
-					if [[ ${libdir/*:} == ${libpath} ]]; then
-						prefix=${libdir/:*}
+					if [[ ${libdir#*:} == ${libpath} ]]; then
+						prefix=${libdir%%:*}
 					fi
 				done
 
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_provides.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_provides.sh.in
index 374cc841..c92877ad 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_provides.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/autodep/library_provides.sh.in
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ autodep_functions+=('library_provides')
 library_provides() {
 	if check_option "autodeps" "y"; then
 		for lib in ${LIB_DIRS[@]}; do
-			dir=${lib/*:}
-			prefix=${lib/:*}
+			dir=${lib#*:}
+			prefix=${lib%%:*}
 
 			if [[ ! -d "$pkgdir/$dir" ]]; then
 				continue;