diff --git a/include/tests_firewalls b/include/tests_firewalls
index 627cee37..4c434c7e 100644
--- a/include/tests_firewalls
+++ b/include/tests_firewalls
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         if [ ${IPTABLES_ACTIVE} -eq 1 ]; then
             if [ ! -z "${IPTABLESSAVEBINARY}" ]; then
-                HAS_LOGGING=$(${IPTABLESSAVEBINARY} | ${GREPBINARY} "-j LOG")
+                HAS_LOGGING=$(${IPTABLESSAVEBINARY} | ${GREPBINARY} "\-j LOG")
                 if [ -z "${HAS_LOGGING}" ]; then
                     Report "firewall_no_logging[]=iptables"
                 fi