diff --git a/roles/distro/tasks/freebsd.yml b/roles/distro/tasks/freebsd.yml
index afaec68..bda8946 100644
--- a/roles/distro/tasks/freebsd.yml
+++ b/roles/distro/tasks/freebsd.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   become: true
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/ttys
-    regexp: '^ttyv8	.*'
+    regexp: '^ttyv8\s.*'
     line: 'ttyv8	"/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon"	xterm	on  secure'
 - name: Set xorg keyboard layout
   become: true