diff --git a/llvm/test/lib/llvm.exp b/llvm/test/lib/llvm.exp
index d2ddb8f757f9..3e2632f12c1f 100644
--- a/llvm/test/lib/llvm.exp
+++ b/llvm/test/lib/llvm.exp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ proc RunLLVMTests { test_source_files } {
 
         #split up target if more then 1 specified
         foreach target [split $targets ,] {
-          if { [regexp {\*} $target match] } {
+          if { $target == "*" } {
               if {$targetPASS != 1} {
                  set outcome XFAIL
               }