diff --git a/etc/security b/etc/security
index 4cfba5331e3a..a0a2701e3452 100644
--- a/etc/security
+++ b/etc/security
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fi
 
 separator
 echo 'Checking for uids of 0:'
-n=$(awk -F: '$3==0 {print $1,$3}' /etc/master.passwd |
+n=$(awk -F: '/^#/ {next} $3==0 {print $1,$3}' /etc/master.passwd |
     tee /dev/stderr |
     sed -e '/^root 0$/d' -e '/^toor 0$/d' |
     wc -l)