diff --git a/utils/apparmor/regex.py b/utils/apparmor/regex.py
index 1b43b3ca8..1c78df37a 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/regex.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/regex.py
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ def parse_profile_start_line(line, filename):
 
     return result
 
-RE_ABI = re.compile('^\s*#?abi\s*(<(?P<magicpath>.*)>|"(?P<quotedpath>.*)"|(?P<unquotedpath>[^<>"]*))' + RE_COMMA_EOL)
+RE_MAGIC_OR_QUOTED_PATH = '(<(?P<magicpath>.*)>|"(?P<quotedpath>.*)"|(?P<unquotedpath>[^<>"]*))'
+RE_ABI = re.compile('^\s*#?abi\s*' + RE_MAGIC_OR_QUOTED_PATH + RE_COMMA_EOL)
+RE_INCLUDE = re.compile('^\s*#?include(?P<ifexists>\s+if\s+exists)?\s*' + RE_MAGIC_OR_QUOTED_PATH + RE_EOL)
 
-RE_INCLUDE = re.compile('^\s*#?include(?P<ifexists>\s+if\s+exists)?\s*(<(?P<magicpath>.*)>|"(?P<quotedpath>.*)"|(?P<unquotedpath>[^<>"]*))' + RE_EOL)
 
 def re_match_include_parse(line):
     '''Matches the path for include or include if exists.