diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 1a6ff25d4..7b75d5d83 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def uri_replace(ud, uri_find, uri_replace, replacements, d, mirrortarball=None):
                 for k in replacements:
                     uri_replace_decoded[loc] = uri_replace_decoded[loc].replace(k, replacements[k])
                 #bb.note("%s %s %s" % (regexp, uri_replace_decoded[loc], uri_decoded[loc]))
-                result_decoded[loc] = re.sub(regexp, uri_replace_decoded[loc], uri_decoded[loc], 1)
+                result_decoded[loc] = re.sub(regexp, uri_replace_decoded[loc], uri_decoded[loc], count=1)
             if loc == 2:
                 # Handle path manipulations
                 basename = None