diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index cb25ca7943..4ad302d5da 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -1036,8 +1036,12 @@ class FormulaAuditor
       problem "#{$2} modules should be vendored rather than use deprecated `depends_on \"#{$1}\" => :#{$2}#{$3}`"
     end
 
-    if line =~ /depends_on\s+['"](.+)['"]\s+=>\s+.*(?<!\?[( ])['"](.+)['"]/
-      problem "Dependency #{$1} should not use option #{$2}"
+    if line =~ /depends_on\s+['"](.+)['"]\s+=>\s+(.*)/
+      dep = $1
+      $2.split(" ").map do |o|
+        next unless o =~ /^\[?['"](.*)['"]/
+        problem "Dependency #{dep} should not use option #{$1}"
+      end
     end
 
     # Commented-out depends_on