diff --git a/packages/Php73/src/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector.php b/packages/Php73/src/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector.php
index 74b28b91a693..4e9d6a225824 100644
--- a/packages/Php73/src/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector.php
+++ b/packages/Php73/src/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector.php
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ final class RegexDashEscapeRector extends AbstractRector
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    private const LEFT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN = '#(\\\\(w|s|d))-(?!\])#i';
+    private const LEFT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN = '#(\[.*?\\\\(w|s|d))-(?!\])#i';
 
     /**
      * @var string
      * @see https://regex101.com/r/TBVme9/1
      */
-    private const RIGHT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN = '#(?<!\[)-\\\\(w|s|d)#i';
+    private const RIGHT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN = '#(?<!\[)-(\\\\(w|s|d).*?)\]#i';
 
     /**
      * @var RegexPatternArgumentManipulator
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private function escapeStringNode(String_ $stringNode): void
         }
 
         if (Strings::match($stringValue, self::RIGHT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN)) {
-            $stringNode->value = Strings::replace($stringValue, self::RIGHT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN, '\-$2');
+            $stringNode->value = Strings::replace($stringValue, self::RIGHT_HAND_UNESCAPED_DASH_PATTERN, '\-$1]');
             // helped needed to skip re-escaping regular expression
             $stringNode->setAttribute('is_regular_pattern', true);
         }
diff --git a/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/Fixture/false_positive.php.inc b/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/Fixture/false_positive.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2a4f6b31314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/Fixture/false_positive.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Php73\Tests\Rector\FuncCall\RegexDashEscapeRector\Fixture;
+
+function regexFalsePositive()
+{
+    // keep
+    preg_match("#^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$#", 'some text');
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Php73\Tests\Rector\FuncCall\RegexDashEscapeRector\Fixture;
+
+function regexFalsePositive()
+{
+    // keep
+    preg_match("#^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$#", 'some text');
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/RegexDashEscapeRectorTest.php b/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/RegexDashEscapeRectorTest.php
index a32c858aa6eb..ce5f079874d1 100644
--- a/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/RegexDashEscapeRectorTest.php
+++ b/packages/Php73/tests/Rector/FuncCall/RegexDashEscapeRector/RegexDashEscapeRectorTest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public function provideDataForTest(): Iterator
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/external_const.php.inc'];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/variable.php.inc'];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/multiple_variables.php.inc'];
+        yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/false_positive.php.inc'];
     }
 
     protected function getRectorClass(): string