diff --git a/system/setup b/system/setup
index 80cab6ee65f..f9f08ce79dd 100755
--- a/system/setup
+++ b/system/setup
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
 
         if os.path.exists('/proc/1/cgroup'):
             for line in open('/proc/1/cgroup').readlines():
-                if re.search('/lxc/.*$', line):
+                if re.search('/lxc/', line):
                     self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'lxc'
                     self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
                     return