diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 080f92aa90..59044379c2 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
                 'error',
                 {
                     'capIsNewExceptions': ['jQuery.Deferred'],
-                    'newIsCapExceptionPattern': '\\.default$'
+                    'newIsCapExceptionPattern': String.raw`\.default$`
                 }
             ],
             'no-duplicate-imports': 'error',