diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb
index e8aa6a53f6..af7e1338e4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ module RuboCop
             param = parameters(method).first
             if match = regex_match_group(param, %r{^(/usr/bin/)?(gcc|llvm-gcc|clang)\s?})
               problem "Use \"\#{ENV.cc}\" instead of hard-coding \"#{match[2]}\""
-            elsif match = regex_match_group(param, %r{(/usr/bin/)?((g|llvm-g|clang)\+\+)\s?})
+            elsif match = regex_match_group(param, %r{^(/usr/bin/)?((g|llvm-g|clang)\+\+)\s?})
               problem "Use \"\#{ENV.cxx}\" instead of hard-coding \"#{match[2]}\""
             end
           end