diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Helpers/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Helpers/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs
index dfdf331194c..6cdad4c12e0 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Helpers/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Helpers/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ private static string ToRegex(string wildcardPattern)
                         // Zero or more directories
                         if (i + 2 < wildcardPattern.Length && IsSlash(wildcardPattern[i + 2]))
                         {
-                            sb.Append($"(?:.*{escapedDirectorySeparator}|)");
+                            sb.Append($"(.*{escapedDirectorySeparator}|)");
                             i += 2;
                         }
                         else