diff --git a/tasks/rsyslog-configuration.yml b/tasks/rsyslog-configuration.yml
index e7b8d95..428ef9d 100644
--- a/tasks/rsyslog-configuration.yml
+++ b/tasks/rsyslog-configuration.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     - name: rsyslog-configuration | Disable logging into /var/log/syslog
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
-        regexp: "^*.*;auth,authpriv.none\t\t\\-/var/log/syslog"
+        regexp: "^\\*\\.\\*;auth,authpriv.none\t\t\\-/var/log/syslog"
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: "0644"