diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc.sh
index 5a62f55a..82be262e 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc.sh
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ function resetLoader() {
   initConfigKey "mac" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
   initConfigKey "static" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
   # KVM Check
-  if grep -q "^flags.*vmx.*" /proc/cpuinfo | grep -q "^flags.*svm.*" /proc/cpuinfo; then
+  if grep -q -E "(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo; then
     writeConfigKey "arc.kvm" "true" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
   else
     writeConfigKey "arc.kvm" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
index 0c8826ea..3cb27238 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ initConfigKey "netmask" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 initConfigKey "mac" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 initConfigKey "static" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 # KVM Check
-if grep -q "^flags.*vmx.*" /proc/cpuinfo | grep -q "^flags.*svm.*" /proc/cpuinfo; then
+if grep -q -E "(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo; then
   writeConfigKey "arc.kvm" "true" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 else
   writeConfigKey "arc.kvm" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"