diff --git a/rc.mysql-multi b/rc.mysql-multi
index 7d8d6d2..e0e70c3 100644
--- a/rc.mysql-multi
+++ b/rc.mysql-multi
@@ -280,12 +280,12 @@ else
 
 		# prepare tmp dir
 		if [ "$TMPDIR" ] && [ -d "$TMPDIR" ] && \
-			[ "`ls -ld "$TMPDIR" | grep "^drwx------[\\.+]?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ]; then
+			[ "`ls -ld "$TMPDIR" | grep "^drwx------[\\.\+]\?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ]; then
 			rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
 		fi
 		TMPDIR="`mktemp -d -p /var/tmp mysql.XXXXXX | tee /var/run/mysql/tmpdir`"
 		[ -z "$TMPDIR" ] || chown "$mysql_daemon_user:$mysql_daemon_group" "$TMPDIR"
-		[ "`ls -ld "$TMPDIR" | grep "^drwx------[\\.+]?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ] || {
+		[ "`ls -ld "$TMPDIR" | grep "^drwx------[\\.\+]\?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ] || {
 			echo "Can't create secure $TMPDIR"
 			rc_failed; rc_status -v; rc_exit;
 		}
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ else
 			fi
 			protected="`mktemp -d -p /var/tmp mysql-protected.XXXXXX | tee /var/run/mysql/protecteddir`"
 			[ -z "$protected" ] || chown "$mysql_daemon_user:$mysql_daemon_group" "$protected"
-			[ "`ls -ld "$protected" | grep "^drwx------[\\.+]?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ] || {
+			[ "`ls -ld "$protected" | grep "^drwx------[\\.\+]\?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ] || {
 				echo "Can't create secure $protected" | tee -a "$log_upgrade"
 				rc_failed; rc_status -v; rc_exit;
 			}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ else
 		echo -n "Shutting down service MySQL "
 		kill_mysql
 		if [ "$TMPDIR" ] && [ -d "$TMPDIR" ] && \
-			[ "`ls -ld "$TMPDIR" | grep "^drwx------[\\.+]?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ]; then
+			[ "`ls -ld "$TMPDIR" | grep "^drwx------[\\.\+]\?[[:blank:]]\+[0-9]\+[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_user[[:blank:]]\+$mysql_daemon_group[[:blank:]]\+.*"`" ]; then
 			rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
 		fi
 		# Remember status and be verbose