diff --git a/include/tests_ssh b/include/tests_ssh
index 852e2db5..dde395e3 100644
--- a/include/tests_ssh
+++ b/include/tests_ssh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     if [ ${OPENSSHD_RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then PREQS_MET="YES"; else PREQS_MET="NO"; fi
     Register --test-no SSH-7406 --preqs-met ${PREQS_MET} --weight L --network NO --category security --description "Determine OpenSSH version"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
-        OPENSSHD_VERSION=$(${SSHDBINARY} -t -d 2>&1 | ${GREPBINARY} 'sshd version' | ${AWKBINARY} '{if($4~OpenSSH_){print $4}}' | ${AWKBINARY} -F_ '{print $2}' | ${TRBINARY} -d ',' | ${TRBINARY} -d '\r')
+        OPENSSHD_VERSION=$(${SSHDBINARY} -t -d 2>&1 | ${GREPBINARY} 'sshd version' | ${AWKBINARY} '{if($4~OpenSSH_){print $4}}' | ${AWKBINARY} -F_ '{print $2}' | ${TRBINARY} -d '[:cntrl:],')
         LogText "Result: discovered OpenSSH version is ${OPENSSHD_VERSION}"
         if [ ! -z ${OPENSSHD_VERSION} ]; then
             OPENSSHD_VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo ${OPENSSHD_VERSION%%p*} | ${AWKBINARY} -F. '{print $1}')