diff --git a/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua b/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua
index 0ce4b2b01e..fbd8e09416 100644
--- a/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua
+++ b/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local buffer = import("micro/buffer")
 local config = import("micro/config")
 local util = import("micro/util")
 local os = import("os")
+local regexp = import("regexp")
 
 local linters = {}
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ function runLinter(buf)
     for k, v in pairs(linters) do
         local ftmatch = ft == v.filetype
         if v.domatch then
-            ftmatch = string.match(ft, v.filetype)
+            ftmatch = regexp.MatchString(v.filetype, buf.AbsPath)
         end
 
         local hasOS = contains(v.os, runtime.GOOS)