diff --git a/sim_console.c b/sim_console.c
index 72097259..28a4f080 100644
--- a/sim_console.c
+++ b/sim_console.c
@@ -4346,7 +4346,7 @@ char command[128];
 char response[256] = "";
 FILE *f;
 
-snprintf (command, sizeof (command), "ps -p %d | grep -E 'gdb|lldb|LLDB'", (int)getppid());
+snprintf (command, sizeof (command), "ps | grep %d | grep -E 'gdb|lldb|LLDB'", (int)getppid());
 f = popen (command, "r");
 if (f != NULL) {
     if (fgets(response, sizeof(response), f))