diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/update.sh b/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/update.sh
index 7e100ccfbcd7..01b3ec5fa57b 100755
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/update.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/update.sh
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ sed -i 's/64 = ".*";$/64 = "";/g' pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/default.nix
 echo;
 echo "paste the following url + hash blocks into pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/default.nix:";
 
-for u in $(grep 'url = ' pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/default.nix | grep arch | cut -d '"' -f 2 | sed 's/&/\\&/g'); do
+for url in $(grep 'url = ' pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/default.nix | grep arch | cut -d '"' -f 2); do
+    u=$(echo "$url" | sed 's/&/\\&/g');
     echo;
-    echo "        url = \"${u}\";";
+    echo "        url = \"${url}\";";
     echo "        hash = {";
     for arch in x86_64 aarch64; do
         us=$(eval echo "$u");