diff --git a/scripts/validate-init-services.sh b/scripts/validate-init-services.sh
index 125b10bec4..c67dec5410 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-init-services.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate-init-services.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" ] || [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" ]; then
     for svc_file in "$MOUNT_DIR"/usr/lib/init.d/*.service "$MOUNT_DIR"/etc/init.d/*.service; do
         [ -f "$svc_file" ] || continue
 
-        scheme_name=$(grep -oP 'type\s*=\s*\{\s*scheme\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"' "$svc_file" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' || true)
+        scheme_name=$(grep -oP '^\s*type\s*=\s*\{\s*scheme\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"' "$svc_file" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' || true)
         if [ -n "$scheme_name" ]; then
             # Scheme daemon binaries use <name>d convention (e.g., scheme "evdev" -> binary "evdevd")
             found_binary=false
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ if [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/lib/init.d" ] || [ -d "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/init.d" ]; then
                     break
                 fi
             done
+            if [ "$found_binary" = "false" ]; then
+                # Fall back to the service's actual cmd path (scheme daemons may
+                # live outside /usr/bin, e.g. /usr/lib/drivers/intel-lpss-i2cd).
+                cmd_path=$(grep -oP '^\s*cmd\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"' "$svc_file" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '"[^"]+"' | tr -d '"' | head -1 || true)
+                if [ -n "$cmd_path" ] && [ -x "$MOUNT_DIR$cmd_path" ]; then
+                    echo "  OK: scheme '$scheme_name' has binary at cmd path $cmd_path"
+                    found_binary=true
+                fi
+            fi
             if [ "$found_binary" = "false" ]; then
                 echo "  FAIL: scheme '$scheme_name' has NO binary at /usr/bin/$scheme_name, /usr/bin/${scheme_name}d, or /usr/bin/redbear-$scheme_name"
                 failures=$((failures + 1))