diff --git a/cmake/FindPylint.cmake b/cmake/FindPylint.cmake
index 117893d97e..7e26fe246e 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPylint.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPylint.cmake
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ find_host_program(PYLINT_EXECUTABLE pylint PATHS /usr/bin)
 
 if(PYLINT_EXECUTABLE)
   execute_process(COMMAND ${PYLINT_EXECUTABLE} --version OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYLINT_VERSION_RAW ERROR_QUIET)
-  if (PYLINT_VERSION_RAW)
-    string(REGEX REPLACE "^pylint ([0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+),.*" "\\1" PYLINT_VERSION ${PYLINT_VERSION_RAW})
+  if(PYLINT_VERSION_RAW MATCHES "pylint([^,]*) ([0-9\\.]+[0-9])")
+    set(PYLINT_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}")
   else()
     set(PYLINT_VERSION "unknown")
   endif()