diff --git a/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh b/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh
index 20f97c6f1..fe4946c6d 100644
--- a/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ if [[ $_agent_forwarding == "yes" && -n "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]]; then
 elif [[ -f "$_ssh_env_cache" ]]; then
 	# Source SSH settings, if applicable
 	. $_ssh_env_cache > /dev/null
-	ps x | grep ssh-agent | grep -q $SSH_AGENT_PID || {
+	if [[ $USER == "root" ]]; then
+		FILTER="ax"
+	else
+		FILTER="x"
+	fi
+	ps $FILTER | grep ssh-agent | grep -q $SSH_AGENT_PID || {
 		_start_agent
 	}
 else