diff --git a/iptc/xtables.py b/iptc/xtables.py
index cf21029..8f62164 100644
--- a/iptc/xtables.py
+++ b/iptc/xtables.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ctypes as ct
 import os
 import sys
 import weakref
+import pathlib
 
 from . import version
 from .util import find_library, find_libc
@@ -805,7 +806,7 @@ _lib_xtables, xtables_version = find_library(_searchlib)
 _xtables_libdir = os.getenv("XTABLES_LIBDIR")
 if _xtables_libdir is None:
     import re
-    ldconfig_path_regex = re.compile('^(/.*):$')
+    ldconfig_path_regex = re.compile(r'^(/.*): \(.*$')
     import subprocess
     ldconfig = subprocess.Popen(
         ('/sbin/ldconfig', '-N', '-v'),