1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
index 2c1ff0eefb..f5be30ac32 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if [ ! -x "$IFCONFIG" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Ensure we start with a clean slate
-for tap in `$IFCONFIG | grep ^tap | awk '{ print \$1 }'`; do
+for tap in `$IFCONFIG | grep ^tap | awk '{ print \$1 }' | sed s/://`; do
         echo "Note: Destroying pre-existing tap interface $tap..."
         $TUNCTL -d $tap
 done