diff --git a/arduino-mk/Arduino.mk b/arduino-mk/Arduino.mk
index ec5a758..96f2e1b 100644
--- a/arduino-mk/Arduino.mk
+++ b/arduino-mk/Arduino.mk
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ endif
 # for more information (search for 'character special device').
 #
 ifndef MONITOR_BAUDRATE
-        #This works only in linux. TODO: Port it to MAC OS also
-	SPEED = $(shell grep --max-count=1 --regexp="Serial.begin" $$(ls -1 *.ino) | sed -e 's/\/\/.*$$//g' -e 's/(/\t/' -e 's/)/\t/' | awk -F '\t' '{print $$2}' )
+	#This works only in linux. TODO: Port it to MAC OS also
+	SPEED = $(shell grep --max-count=1 --regexp="Serial.begin" $$(ls -1 *.ino) | sed -e 's/\t//g' -e 's/\/\/.*$$//g' -e 's/(/\t/' -e 's/)/\t/' | awk -F '\t' '{print $$2}' )
 	MONITOR_BAUDRATE = $(findstring $(SPEED),300 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200)
 
 	ifeq ($(MONITOR_BAUDRATE),)