diff --git a/languagetool-core/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/resource/disambiguation-global.xml b/languagetool-core/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/resource/disambiguation-global.xml
index 193729912cad..a7658f9cba4a 100644
--- a/languagetool-core/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/resource/disambiguation-global.xml
+++ b/languagetool-core/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/resource/disambiguation-global.xml
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ Copyright (C) 2021 Jaume Ortolà
 
     <rule id="SIC_IGNORE_SPELLING" name="ignore spelling of '[sic]'">
         <pattern>
-            <token>[</token>
+            <token regexp="yes">[\[\(]</token>
             <token>sic</token>
-            <token>]</token>
+            <token regexp="yes">[\]\)]</token>
         </pattern>
         <disambig action="ignore_spelling"/>
     </rule>