diff --git a/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance b/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance
index 9e353f56..419f8de7 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance
+++ b/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fi
 
 # Disable rsyslog duplicating systemd-journal output
 # This will comment out the multi-line module load from /etc/rsyslog.conf
-sed -i '/module(load="imjournal"/, /StateFile="imjournal.state")/ s|^|#|' %{_sysconfdir}/rsyslog.conf
+sed -i '/^module(load="imjournal"/, /StateFile="imjournal.state")/ s|^|#|' %{_sysconfdir}/rsyslog.conf
 if systemctl is-active --quiet rsyslog; then
   systemctl restart rsyslog
 fi