diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
index f04139f328..27765d19ba 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ done
 [ $NUM_ADAPTERS -lt 1 ] && NUM_ADAPTERS=1
 if [ "$WAIT_FOR_FEINIT" == "true" ] ; then
   while [ true ] ; do
-    if [ -e /dev/dvb/adapter$((NUM_ADAPTERS-1))/frontend* ] ; then
+    if [ -e /dev/dvb/adapter$((NUM_ADAPTERS-1))/frontend0 ] ; then
       break
     fi
     sleep 1