diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index a463d06..30ff6fd 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 0.5.31-b-1-t-2
+####  version: 0.5.32-b-1-t-2
 ####  Date: November 14 2008
 ########################################################################
 ####  inxi is a fork of infobash 3.02, the original bash sys info script by locsmif
@@ -1006,7 +1006,10 @@ get_audio_data()
 				print driver
 			}
 		}'  /proc/asound/cards )
-	fi
+	fi\
+	# this is to safeguard against line breaks from results > 1, which if inserted into following
+	# array will create a false array entry. This is a hack, not a permanent solution.
+	alsa_driver=$( echo $alsa_driver )
 	# this isn't perfect, but if one card was found in lscpci, we're passing
 	# this array constructor that card driver name. This should work for most people
 	# but if you can think of anything better, please post the code patch