diff --git a/Makefile.bsd b/Makefile.bsd
index eb528799..c97527b4 100644
--- a/Makefile.bsd
+++ b/Makefile.bsd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LDLIBS = -lcrypto -lssl -lz -lpthread -lboost_system -lboost_program_options
 CXXVER := $(shell $(CXX) -dumpversion)
 ifeq (${CXXVER}, "4.2.1") # older clang always returned 4.2.1
 	$(error Compiler too old)
-else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "1[6-9]"),2) # clang 16 - 19
+else ifeq ($(shell gexpr match ${CXXVER} "1[6-9]"),2) # clang 16 - 19
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS = -std=c++20
 else
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS = -std=c++17