diff --git a/lib/private/setup.php b/lib/private/setup.php
index 8a10a9cfbe..5988a0b2d1 100644
--- a/lib/private/setup.php
+++ b/lib/private/setup.php
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ class Setup {
 		// Add rewrite base
 		$webRoot = !empty(\OC::$WEBROOT) ? \OC::$WEBROOT : '/';
 		$content .= "\n<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>";
-		$content .= "\n  RewriteRule .* index.php [PT,E=PATH_INFO:$1]";
+		$content .= "\n  RewriteRule . index.php [PT,E=PATH_INFO:$1]";
 		$content .= "\n  RewriteBase ".$webRoot;
 		$content .= "\n  <IfModule mod_env.c>";
 		$content .= "\n    SetEnv front_controller_active true";