diff --git a/src/textfile.c b/src/textfile.c
index ed6bfba48..a4e54a4cd 100644
--- a/src/textfile.c
+++ b/src/textfile.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static inline char *find_key(char *map, size_t size, const char *key, size_t len
 	while (ptrlen > len + 1) {
 		int cmp = (icase) ? strncasecmp(ptr, key, len) : strncmp(ptr, key, len);
 		if (cmp == 0) {
-			if (ptr == map)
+			if (ptr == map && *(ptr + len) == ' ')
 				return ptr;
 
 			if ((*(ptr - 1) == '\r' || *(ptr - 1) == '\n') &&