diff --git a/cmd/grype/cli/commands/root.go b/cmd/grype/cli/commands/root.go
index 4ba2fe7c386..255b33ac30d 100644
--- a/cmd/grype/cli/commands/root.go
+++ b/cmd/grype/cli/commands/root.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ var ignoreVEXFixedNotAffected = []match.IgnoreRule{
 
 var ignoreLinuxKernelHeaders = []match.IgnoreRule{
 	{Package: match.IgnoreRulePackage{Name: "kernel-headers", UpstreamName: "kernel", Type: string(syftPkg.RpmPkg)}, MatchType: match.ExactIndirectMatch},
-	{Package: match.IgnoreRulePackage{Name: "linux-headers-.*", UpstreamName: "linux", Type: string(syftPkg.DebPkg)}, MatchType: match.ExactIndirectMatch},
+	{Package: match.IgnoreRulePackage{Name: "linux-.*-headers-.*", UpstreamName: "linux", Type: string(syftPkg.DebPkg)}, MatchType: match.ExactIndirectMatch},
 	{Package: match.IgnoreRulePackage{Name: "linux-libc-dev", UpstreamName: "linux", Type: string(syftPkg.DebPkg)}, MatchType: match.ExactIndirectMatch},
 }