diff --git a/triggers/desktop-database.trigger b/triggers/desktop-database.trigger
index 198ff50ee..ebe76067f 100644
--- a/triggers/desktop-database.trigger
+++ b/triggers/desktop-database.trigger
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 # IfExecutable: update-desktop-database
-# REMatch: /share/applications/.*\.desktop
+# REMatch: ^share/applications/.*\.desktop
 
 update-desktop-database -q
diff --git a/triggers/glib.trigger b/triggers/glib.trigger
index f9f08e727..dc5103896 100644
--- a/triggers/glib.trigger
+++ b/triggers/glib.trigger
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 # IfExecutable: glib-compile-schemas
-# LiteralMatch: /share/glib-2.0/schemas/
+# LiteralMatch: ^share/glib-2.0/schemas/
 
 glib-compile-schemas $JHBUILD_PREFIX/share/glib-2.0/schemas
diff --git a/triggers/gtk+.trigger b/triggers/gtk+.trigger
index 2e598fbef..d15827dae 100644
--- a/triggers/gtk+.trigger
+++ b/triggers/gtk+.trigger
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 # IfExecutable: gtk-update-icon-cache
-# LiteralMatch: /share/icons/
+# LiteralMatch: ^share/icons/
 
 for dir in $JHBUILD_PREFIX/share/icons/*; do
   if test -f $dir/index.theme; then
diff --git a/triggers/immodules.trigger b/triggers/immodules.trigger
index 1248c1e02..2ad09cdc6 100644
--- a/triggers/immodules.trigger
+++ b/triggers/immodules.trigger
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 # IfExecutable: gtk-query-immodules-3.0
-# REMatch: /lib.*/gtk-3\.0/3\.0\.0/immodules/.*\.so
+# REMatch: ^lib.*/gtk-3\.0/3\.0\.0/immodules/.*\.so
 
 gtk-query-immodules-3.0 --update-cache
diff --git a/triggers/pango.trigger b/triggers/pango.trigger
index 65a49902e..415eb8dc3 100644
--- a/triggers/pango.trigger
+++ b/triggers/pango.trigger
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 # IfExecutable: pango-querymodules
-# REMatch: /lib.*/pango/.*/modules/.*\.so
+# REMatch: ^lib.*/pango/.*/modules/.*\.so
 
 pango-querymodules --update-cache