diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/IdenticalOperandsRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/IdenticalOperandsRule.swift
index 5f899beef..c8cf32e9b 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/IdenticalOperandsRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/IdenticalOperandsRule.swift
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ public struct IdenticalOperandsRule: ConfigurationProviderRule, OptInRule, Autom
 
     public func validate(file: File) -> [StyleViolation] {
         let operators = type(of: self).operators.joined(separator: "|")
-        let pattern = "(?<!\\.|\\$)(?:\\s|\\b|\\A)([\\$A-Za-z0-9_\\.]+)\\s*" +
-            operators + "\\s*\\1\\b(?!\\s*(?:\\.|\\>|\\<))"
+        let pattern = """
+        (?<!\\.|\\$)(?:\\s|\\b|\\A)([\\$A-Za-z0-9_\\.]+)\\s*(\(operators))\\s*\\1\\b(?!\\s*(\\.|\\>|\\<))
+        """
         let syntaxKinds = SyntaxKind.commentKinds
         let excludingPattern = "\\?\\?\\s*" + pattern