diff --git a/extensions/typescript-basics/language-configuration.json b/extensions/typescript-basics/language-configuration.json
index 961461d6889..39923f90e06 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-basics/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript-basics/language-configuration.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			"pattern": "^(\\t|[ ])*[ ]\\*[^/]*\\*/\\s*$|^(\\t|[ ])*[ ]\\*/\\s*$|^(\\t|[ ])*\\*([ ]([^\\*]|\\*(?!/))*)?$"
 		},
 		"indentNextLinePattern": {
-			"pattern": "^.*[if|while|for]\\s*\\(.*\\)\\s*$"
+			"pattern": "^.*(if|while|for)\\s*\\(.*\\)\\s*$"
 		}
 	},
 	"onEnterRules": [
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/test/common/modes/supports/javascriptIndentationRules.ts b/src/vs/editor/test/common/modes/supports/javascriptIndentationRules.ts
index 36cbfce502b..1915c15a67b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/test/common/modes/supports/javascriptIndentationRules.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/test/common/modes/supports/javascriptIndentationRules.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export const javascriptIndentationRules = {
 	increaseIndentPattern: /^((?!\/\/).)*(\{([^}"'`]*|(\t|[ ])*\/\/.*)|\([^)"'`]*|\[[^\]"'`]*)$/,
 	// e.g.  * ...| or */| or *-----*/|
 	unIndentedLinePattern: /^(\t|[ ])*[ ]\*[^/]*\*\/\s*$|^(\t|[ ])*[ ]\*\/\s*$|^(\t|[ ])*[ ]\*([ ]([^\*]|\*(?!\/))*)?$/,
-	indentNextLinePattern: /^.*[if|while|for]\s*\(.*\)\s*$/
+	indentNextLinePattern: /^.*(if|while|for)\s*\(.*\)\s*$/
 };