diff --git a/src/compiler/core.ts b/src/compiler/core.ts
index ece25992297..98d9495b636 100644
--- a/src/compiler/core.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/core.ts
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ namespace ts {
      *  [^./]                   # matches everything up to the first . character (excluding directory seperators)
      *  (\\.(?!min\\.js$))?     # matches . characters but not if they are part of the .min.js file extension
      */
-    const singleAsteriskRegexFragmentFiles = "([^./]*(\\.(?!min\\.js$))?)*";
+    const singleAsteriskRegexFragmentFiles = "([^./]|(\\.(?!min\\.js$))?)*";
     const singleAsteriskRegexFragmentOther = "[^/]*";
 
     export function getRegularExpressionForWildcard(specs: string[], basePath: string, usage: "files" | "directories" | "exclude") {