diff --git a/scripts/prepare_commit.sh b/scripts/prepare_commit.sh
index 4df7bf1f19a3..af4e175829ae 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare_commit.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare_commit.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ for f in $MODIFIED; do
   esac
 
   # only run astyle on sipified directories, others are handled by clang-format (see .pre-commit-config.yaml)
-	if [[ $f =~ "^src/(core|gui|analysis|3d|server)" ]]; then
+	if [[ $f =~ ^src/(core|gui|analysis|3d|server) ]]; then
     m=$f.$REV.prepare
     cp "$f" "$m"
     ASTYLEPROGRESS=" [$i/$N]" astyle.sh "$f"
diff --git a/scripts/verify_indentation.sh b/scripts/verify_indentation.sh
index 892869e9054f..82d966232825 100755
--- a/scripts/verify_indentation.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify_indentation.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ for f in $FILES; do
 	esac
 
 	# only run astyle on sipified directories, others are handled by clang-format (see .pre-commit-config.yaml)
-	if [[ $f =~ "^src/(core|gui|analysis|3d|server)" ]]; then
+	if [[ $f =~ ^src/(core|gui|analysis|3d|server) ]]; then
 		m="$f.prepare"
 		cp "$f" "$m"
 		astyle.sh "$f"