diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
index 3538f280b1..c916973cf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
             git fetch --depth=1 origin master
             if git diff origin/master \
                ':**.h' ':**.cpp' \
-               | grep -E '^\+.*(wxOVERRIDE|wxNOEXCEPT|[^"_@A-Za-z0-9]NULL[^"_A-Za-z0-9])'; then
+               | grep -E '^\+.*(wxOVERRIDE|wxNOEXCEPT|[^"_@A-Za-z0-9]NULL([- ,;()+*/%&=!?]|$))'; then
               echo "::error ::Please use C++11 equivalents of the deprecated macros in the new code."
               exit 1
             fi