diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 4d98cc2fd..0667593e1 100755
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -657,8 +657,9 @@ static void get_hardware_name(void)
         if (x) {
             x += 2;
             n = 0;
-            while (*x && !isspace(*x)) {
-                hardware[n++] = tolower(*x);
+            while (*x && *x != '\n') {
+                if (!isspace(*x))
+                    hardware[n++] = tolower(*x);
                 x++;
                 if (n == 31) break;
             }