diff --git a/tuned/plugins/plugin_disk.py b/tuned/plugins/plugin_disk.py
index 3626764..ba63e1d 100644
--- a/tuned/plugins/plugin_disk.py
+++ b/tuned/plugins/plugin_disk.py
@@ -143,11 +143,7 @@ class DiskPlugin(base.Plugin):
 		sys_file = self._elevator_file(device)
 		# example of scheduler file content:
 		# noop deadline [cfq]
-		schedulers = tuned.utils.commands.read_file(sys_file).split()
-		for scheduler in schedulers:
-			if scheduler[0] == "[" and scheduler[-1] == "]":
-				return scheduler[1:-1]
-		return schedulers[0]
+		return tuned.utils.commands.get_active_option(tuned.utils.commands.read_file(sys_file))
 
 	def _alpm_policy_files(self):
 		policy_files = []
diff --git a/tuned/utils/commands.py b/tuned/utils/commands.py
index 2be9caf..aec90ab 100644
--- a/tuned/utils/commands.py
+++ b/tuned/utils/commands.py
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ def execute(args):
 		log.error("Executing %s error: %s" % (args[0], e))
 	return out
 
+# Helper for parsing kernel options like:
+# [always] never
+# It will return 'always'
+def get_active_option(options):
+	m = re.match(r'.*\[([^\]]+)\].*', options)
+	if m:
+		return m.group(1)
+	return options.split()[0]
+
 def recommend_profile():
 	profile = consts.DEFAULT_PROFILE
 	for f in consts.LOAD_DIRECTORIES: