diff --git a/util/gitconfig/commit-msg b/util/gitconfig/commit-msg
index 2eef752156..ba6fa3ffb6 100755
--- a/util/gitconfig/commit-msg
+++ b/util/gitconfig/commit-msg
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ _gen_ChangeId() {
 	git hash-object -t commit --stdin
 }
 
-if ! grep -qi '^[[:space:]]*\+Signed-off-by:' "$MSG"; then
+if ! grep -qi '^[[:space:]]*Signed-off-by:' "$MSG"; then
 	printf "\nError: No Signed-off-by line in the commit message.\n"
 	exit 1
 fi