diff --git a/lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Tools/Linux.pm b/lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Tools/Linux.pm
index e157f19a32..facb383c46 100644
--- a/lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Tools/Linux.pm
+++ b/lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Tools/Linux.pm
@@ -297,12 +297,11 @@ sub getInterfacesFromIfconfig {
             next;
         }
 
-        if ($line =~ /^(\S+)/) {
+        if ($line =~ /^([\w\d.]+)/) {
             # new interface
             my $ifname = $1;
 # ifconfig on Fedora 17 generates line like this one
 #em1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
-            $ifname =~ s/:$//;
 
             my $status = 'Down';
             if ($line =~ /flags=.*[<,]UP[>,]/) {