diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index 2bbdd75..4b7b4c8 100644
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ check_sshd_conf_for_one_value_runtime ()
 check_blacklist_module_set ()
 {
 	MODPROBE_CONF_FILE_PATTERN="/etc/modprobe.d/*"
-	COUNT=$(grep -w $1 -r $MODPROBE_CONF_FILE_PATTERN | grep "^blacklist" | wc -l)
+	COUNT=$(grep -hw $1 -r $MODPROBE_CONF_FILE_PATTERN | sed -e 's/^[ ]*//g' |grep "^blacklist" | wc -l)
 	if [ $COUNT -ge 1 ]; then
 		debug "$1 has set in $MODPROBE_CONF_FILE_PATTERN"
 		FNRET=0