diff --git a/scripts/ci/run-ci-tests.sh b/scripts/ci/run-ci-tests.sh
index 063921c6e..29a0524d2 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/run-ci-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/run-ci-tests.sh
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fi
 
 LAZY_EXCLUDE="-x maps04 -x cmdlinenv00 -x maps007"
 
-LAZY_TESTS='.*\(maps0\|uffd-events\|lazy-thp\|futex\|fork\).*'
+LAZY_TESTS='.*(maps0|uffd-events|lazy-thp|futex|fork).*'
 LAZY_OPTS="-p 2 -T $LAZY_TESTS $LAZY_EXCLUDE $ZDTM_OPTS"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086