diff -purN a/test/cp.test b/test/cp.test
--- a/test/cp.test	2013-05-18 23:26:11.000000000 -0500
+++ b/test/cp.test	2016-09-05 18:17:50.164000000 -0500
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The cp utility should only copy ACLs if
 	> -rw-rw-r--+
 	
 	$ cp f g
-	$ ls -l g | awk -- '{ print $1 }' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -l g | awk -- '{ print $1 }' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> -rw-r--r--
 	
 	$ rm g
diff -purN a/test/misc.test b/test/misc.test
--- a/test/misc.test	2013-05-18 23:28:12.000000000 -0500
+++ b/test/misc.test	2016-09-05 18:18:19.348000000 -0500
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Add some users and groups
 Symlink in directory with default ACL?
 	 
 	$ ln -s d d/l
-	$ ls -dl d/l | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -dl d/l | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> lrwxrwxrwx
 
 	$ ls -dl -L d/l | awk '{print $1}'
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Remove the default ACL
 Reset to base entries
 	 
 	$ setfacl -b d
-	$ ls -dl d | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -dl d | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> drwxr-x---
 
 	$ getfacl --omit-header d
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Reset to base entries
 Now, chmod should change the group_obj entry
 	 
 	$ chmod 775 d
-	$ ls -dl d | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -dl d | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> drwxrwxr-x
 	
 	$ getfacl --omit-header d
diff -purN a/test/sbits-restore.test b/test/sbits-restore.test
--- a/test/sbits-restore.test	2013-05-18 21:38:59.000000000 -0500
+++ b/test/sbits-restore.test	2016-09-05 18:17:35.860000000 -0500
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ Ensure setting of SUID/SGID/sticky via -
 	$ touch d/g
 	$ touch d/u
 	$ setfacl --restore d.acl
-	$ ls -dl d | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -dl d | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> drwxr-xr-t
-	$ ls -dl d/u | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -dl d/u | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> -rwSr--r--
-	$ ls -dl d/g | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\.$//g'
+	$ ls -dl d/g | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/\\.$//g'
 	> -rw-r-Sr--
 	$ rm -Rf d