diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index b40670e3f34..a3283b09475 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   end
 
   s.prepare_command = <<-END_OF_COMMAND
-    sed -E -i '' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g' $(find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print | xargs grep -H -c '#include <openssl_grpc/' | grep 0$ | cut -d':' -f1)
+    find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g'
     find third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "third_party/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/third_party/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "third_party/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
     find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "upb/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/upb/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "upb/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
     find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f -name '*.grpc_back' -print0 | xargs -0 rm
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 756c49f96a7..2c7bd3c64d3 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   # TODO (mxyan): Instead of this hack, add include path "third_party" to C core's include path?
   s.prepare_command = <<-END_OF_COMMAND
-    sed -E -i '' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g' $(find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print | xargs grep -H -c '#include <openssl_grpc/' | grep 0$ | cut -d':' -f1)
+    find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g'
     find third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "third_party/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/third_party/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "third_party/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
     find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "upb/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/upb/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "upb/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
     find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f -name '*.grpc_back' -print0 | xargs -0 rm
diff --git a/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template b/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template
index 057a6d4a7bf..fa0498e056e 100644
--- a/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template
+++ b/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     end
 
     s.prepare_command = <<-END_OF_COMMAND
-      sed -E -i '' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g' $(find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print | xargs grep -H -c '#include <openssl_grpc/' | grep 0$ | cut -d':' -f1)
+      find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g'
       find third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "third_party/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/third_party/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "third_party/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
       find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "upb/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/upb/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "upb/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
       find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f -name '*.grpc_back' -print0 | xargs -0 rm
diff --git a/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template b/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template
index f79d2008bc3..2590e47aea5 100644
--- a/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template
+++ b/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
     # TODO (mxyan): Instead of this hack, add include path "third_party" to C core's include path?
     s.prepare_command = <<-END_OF_COMMAND
-      sed -E -i '' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g' $(find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print | xargs grep -H -c '#include <openssl_grpc/' | grep 0$ | cut -d':' -f1)
+      find src/core -type f \\( -path '*.h' -or -path '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include <openssl/(.*)>;#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include <openssl_grpc/\\1>\\\n#else\\\n  #include <openssl/\\1>\\\n#endif;g'
       find third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "third_party/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/third_party/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "third_party/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
       find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f \\( -name '*.h' -or -name '*.hpp' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.cc' \\) -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 sed -E -i'.grpc_back' 's;#include "upb/(.*)";#if COCOAPODS==1\\\n  #include  "third_party/upb/upb/\\1"\\\n#else\\\n  #include  "upb/\\1"\\\n#endif;g'
       find src/core/ src/cpp/ third_party/upb/ -type f -name '*.grpc_back' -print0 | xargs -0 rm