diff --git a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup
index c775cb2f46..7b1d21a5c8 100755
--- a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup
+++ b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     ethpciid = ''
     if network_mode == 'dpdk':
         dpdk_status = out('/opt/scylladb/scripts/dpdk-devbind.py --status')
-        match = re.search('if={} drv=(\S+)'.format(ifname), dpdk_status, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        match = re.search(r'if={} drv=(\S+)'.format(ifname), dpdk_status, flags=re.MULTILINE)
         ethdrv = match.group(1)
-        match = re.search('^(\\S+:\\S+:\\S+\.\\S+) [^\n]+ if={} '.format(ifname), dpdk_status, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        match = re.search(r'^(\S+:\S+:\S+\.\S+) [^\n]+ if={} '.format(ifname), dpdk_status, flags=re.MULTILINE)
         ethpciid = match.group(1)
 
     if args.mode: