diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
index 47e39e0a..a989f95f 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__acl/gencode-remote
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ then
     else
         echo "$acl_is" | while read -r acl
         do
-            if echo "$acl_should" | grep -Fq "$acl" \
+            if echo "$acl_should" | grep -Eq "^$acl" \
                 || echo "$acl" | grep -Eq '^(default:)?mask'
             then continue
             fi