diff --git a/pkg/conversion/convert.go b/pkg/conversion/convert.go
index 8035a2e..75f7a86 100644
--- a/pkg/conversion/convert.go
+++ b/pkg/conversion/convert.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func convertWindupWhenToAnalyzer(windupWhen windup.When, where map[string]string
 			//}
 			condition := map[string]interface{}{
 				"builtin.filecontent": map[string]interface{}{
-					"pattern":     convertWindupRegex(substituteWhere(where, fc.Pattern)),
+					"pattern":     convertWindupRegex(substituteWhere(where, escapeParens(fc.Pattern))),
 					"filePattern": escapeDots(convertWindupRegex(substituteWhere(where, fc.Filename))),
 				},
 			}
@@ -976,3 +976,9 @@ func convertWindupRegex(regex string) string {
 	}
 	return regex
 }
+
+func escapeParens(s string) string {
+	s = strings.Replace(s, "(", "\\(", -1)
+	s = strings.Replace(s, ")", "\\)", -1)
+	return s
+}