diff --git a/WATCHLISTS b/WATCHLISTS
index 377c5dc80c..4eab89fa70 100644
--- a/WATCHLISTS
+++ b/WATCHLISTS
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     },
     'root_files': {
       # Non-recursive contents of ./
-      'filepath': '^[^/]*$|',
+      'filepath': '^[^/]*$',
     },
     'build_files': {
       'filepath': '\.gni$|\.gn$',