diff --git a/src/lib/udev/google_nvme_id b/src/lib/udev/google_nvme_id
index fc4b047..56a2d23 100755
--- a/src/lib/udev/google_nvme_id
+++ b/src/lib/udev/google_nvme_id
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function err() {
 #######################################
 function get_namespace_device_name() {
   local nvme_json
-  nvme_json="$("$nvme_cli_bin" id-ns -b "$1" | xxd -p -seek 384 | xxd -p -r)"
+  nvme_json="$("$nvme_cli_bin" id-ns -b "$1" | cut -b 384-)"
   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
     return 1
   fi