diff --git a/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook b/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook
index d44edba275..44518f0837 100755
--- a/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook
+++ b/bin/tools/pre-commit-hook
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ checkIllegalCode()
     do
         case "$f" in
         # exclude potential makefiles
-        (wmake/[Mm]akefile* | wmake/rules/*)
+        (*[Mm]akefile* | wmake/rules/*)
         ;;
         (*)
             # parse line numbers from grep output:
diff --git a/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook b/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook
index cf4dcb42be..641185cf13 100755
--- a/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook
+++ b/bin/tools/pre-receive-hook
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ checkIllegalCode()
     do
         case "$f" in
         # exclude potential makefiles
-        (wmake/[Mm]akefile* | wmake/rules/*)
+        (*[Mm]akefile* | wmake/rules/*)
         ;;
         (*)
             # parse line numbers from grep output: