config_x_startup(){
# make sure we start X only if startx is used *before* a nostartx option
# so it's possible to disable automatic X startup using nostart
-if checkbootparam 'startx' && ! grep -q 'startx.*nostartx' "$CMDLINE" ; then
+if checkbootparam 'startx' && ! echo "$CMDLINE" | grep -q 'startx.*nostartx' ; then
if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/X ] ; then
if [ -z "$INSTALLED" ] ; then
WINDOWMANAGER="$(getbootparam 'startx' 2>>$DEBUG)"