diff --git a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
index f3ecf1f3fd9..716051f581b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
@@ -2511,14 +2511,14 @@ Kernel updates have been installed.  Please reboot and run
 	if ! [ -f $1/worlddone ]; then
 		# Install new shared libraries next
 		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-		    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-NEW
+		    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1
 
 		# Deal with everything else
 		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-		    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-OLD
+		    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-OLD
 		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-		    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-NEW
+		    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1
 		install_delete INDEX-OLD INDEX-NEW || return 1
 
@@ -2539,11 +2539,11 @@ Kernel updates have been installed.  Please reboot and run
 
 		# Do we need to ask the user to portupgrade now?
 		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-		    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' |
+		    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
 		    cut -f 1 -d '|' |
 		    sort > newfiles
 		if grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-		    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' |
+		    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
 		    cut -f 1 -d '|' |
 		    sort |
 		    join -v 1 - newfiles |
@@ -2563,9 +2563,9 @@ again to finish installing updates.
 
 	# Remove old shared libraries
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-NEW
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-OLD
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-OLD
 	install_delete INDEX-OLD INDEX-NEW || return 1
 
 	# Remove temporary files
@@ -2631,35 +2631,35 @@ rollback_files () {
 	# Install old shared library files which don't have the same path as
 	# a new shared library file.
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' |
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
 	    cut -f 1 -d '|' |
 	    sort > INDEX-NEW.libs.flist
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' |
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
 	    sort -k 1,1 -t '|' - |
 	    join -t '|' -v 1 - INDEX-NEW.libs.flist > INDEX-OLD
 	install_from_index INDEX-OLD || return 1
 
 	# Deal with files which are neither kernel nor shared library
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-	    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-OLD
+	    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-OLD
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-	    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-NEW
+	    grep -vE '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 	install_from_index INDEX-OLD || return 1
 	install_delete INDEX-NEW INDEX-OLD || return 1
 
 	# Install any old shared library files which we didn't install above.
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' |
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
 	    sort -k 1,1 -t '|' - |
 	    join -t '|' - INDEX-NEW.libs.flist > INDEX-OLD
 	install_from_index INDEX-OLD || return 1
 
 	# Delete unneeded shared library files
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-OLD |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-OLD
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-OLD
 	grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
-	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+' > INDEX-NEW
+	    grep -E '/lib/.*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 	install_delete INDEX-NEW INDEX-OLD || return 1
 
 	# Deal with kernel files