diff --git a/rest-api-spec/build.gradle b/rest-api-spec/build.gradle
index 8e6ef811d0b3f..3ffa14890a216 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/build.gradle
+++ b/rest-api-spec/build.gradle
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ tasks.named("precommit").configure {
 tasks.named("yamlRestCompatTestTransform").configure({task ->
     task.skipTest("indices.sort/10_basic/Index Sort", "warning does not exist for compatibility")
     task.skipTest("search/330_fetch_fields/Test search rewrite", "warning does not exist for compatibility")
-    task.skipTestsByFilePattern("indices.create/*synthetic_source*.yml", "@UpdateForV9 -> tests do not pass after bumping API version to 9 [ES-9597]")
+    task.skipTestsByFilePattern("*indices.create/*synthetic_source*.yml", "@UpdateForV9 -> tests do not pass after bumping API version to 9 [ES-9597]")
 })