diff --git a/src/etc/cargo.bashcomp.sh b/src/etc/cargo.bashcomp.sh
index 5bfdd20ba3b..bfc64b2bbb7 100644
--- a/src/etc/cargo.bashcomp.sh
+++ b/src/etc/cargo.bashcomp.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ _cargo()
 } &&
 complete -F _cargo cargo
 
-__cargo_commands=$(cargo --list 2>/dev/null | tail -n +2)
+__cargo_commands=$(cargo --list 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 {print $1}')
 
 _locate_manifest(){
 	local manifest=`cargo locate-project 2>/dev/null`