diff --git a/iptables.init b/iptables.init
index 59239ba..542677b 100755
--- a/iptables.init
+++ b/iptables.init
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ load_sysctl() {
         echo -n $"Loading sysctl settings: "
         ret=0
         for item in $IPTABLES_SYSCTL_LOAD_LIST; do
-            fgrep $item /etc/sysctl.conf | sysctl -p - >/dev/null
+            fgrep -hs $item /etc/sysctl.d/* | sysctl -p - >/dev/null
             let ret+=$?;
         done
         [ $ret -eq 0 ] && success || failure