diff --git a/audio/7.0/config/update_audio_policy_config.sh b/audio/7.0/config/update_audio_policy_config.sh
index 159fa35946..c475dd17f0 100755
--- a/audio/7.0/config/update_audio_policy_config.sh
+++ b/audio/7.0/config/update_audio_policy_config.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-if (echo "$@" | grep -qe -h); then
+if (echo "$@" | grep -qe "^-h"); then
     echo "This script will update Audio Policy Manager config file"
     echo "to the format required by V7.0 XSD schema from a previous"
     echo "version."