diff --git a/lib/watch/utils.js b/lib/watch/utils.js
index dae37507..7605d449 100644
--- a/lib/watch/utils.js
+++ b/lib/watch/utils.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 const path = require('node:path')
 
+const escapeRegExp = (str) => str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')
+
 const arrayToRegExp = (arr) => {
-  const reg = arr.map((file) => {
-    if (/^\./.test(file)) { return `\\${file}` }
-    return file
-  }).join('|')
+  const reg = arr.map((file) => escapeRegExp(file)).join('|')
   return new RegExp(`(${reg})`)
 }