diff --git a/misc/build.func b/misc/build.func
index 03868129a..b0877f4c4 100644
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ advanced_settings() {
     if [[ -n "$BRIDGES" ]]; then
       while IFS= read -r bridge; do
         if [[ -n "$bridge" ]]; then
-          local description=$(grep -A 10 "iface $bridge" /etc/network/interfaces 2>/dev/null | grep '^#' | head -n1 | sed 's/^#\s*//')
+          local description=$(grep -A 10 "iface $bridge" /etc/network/interfaces 2>/dev/null | grep '^#' | head -n1 | sed 's/^#\s*//;s/^[- ]*//')
           BRIDGE_MENU_OPTIONS+=("$bridge" "${description:- }")
         fi
       done <<<"$BRIDGES"