diff --git a/src/dev-utils/platform/unix/build_linux_image.sh.in b/src/dev-utils/platform/unix/build_linux_image.sh.in
index 8466597d34..03dc483b7d 100755
--- a/src/dev-utils/platform/unix/build_linux_image.sh.in
+++ b/src/dev-utils/platform/unix/build_linux_image.sh.in
@@ -303,10 +303,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 has_host_runtime_library() {
-    local lib_name path
+    local lib_name="\$1"
+    local path
 
     if command -v ldconfig >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null | grep -Fq " \$lib_name"; then
+        if ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null | grep -Fq "\$lib_name ("; then
             return 0
         fi
     fi