diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
index cbf8008929..a00c79c442 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if [ ! -x "$RUNQEMU_IFUP" ]; then
 fi
 
 if interfaces=`ip tuntap list` 2>/dev/null; then
-	interfaces=`echo "$interfaces" |cut -f1 -d: `
+	interfaces=`echo "$interfaces" |cut -f1 -d: |grep -E "^$OE_TAP_NAME.*"`
 else
 	echo "Failed to call 'ip tuntap list'" >&2
 	exit 1