diff --git a/share/examples/bhyve/vmrun.sh b/share/examples/bhyve/vmrun.sh
index d043846c359..33d0db9ffc1 100755
--- a/share/examples/bhyve/vmrun.sh
+++ b/share/examples/bhyve/vmrun.sh
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ virtio_diskdev="$disk_dev0"
 while [ 1 ]; do
 	${BHYVECTL} --vm=${vmname} --destroy > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	file ${virtio_diskdev} | grep ": x86 boot sector" > /dev/null
+	file ${virtio_diskdev} | grep "boot sector" > /dev/null
 	rc=$?
 	if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
 		file ${virtio_diskdev} | grep ": Unix Fast File sys" > /dev/null