diff --git a/contrib/findit b/contrib/findit
index a6407b63dc..6c89281ca5 100755
--- a/contrib/findit
+++ b/contrib/findit
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ find . \
 	-path ./mibs -prune -o \
 	-path ./rrd -prune -o \
 	-name .git -prune -o \
-		-type f -print|xargs grep "$@"
+		-type f -print0|xargs -0 grep "$@"