diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk b/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
index a3d2c62fd805..0a3ad5dd1e8b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 	lprefix1_expr = "\\((66|!F3)\\)"
 	lprefix2_expr = "\\(F3\\)"
-	lprefix3_expr = "\\((F2|!F3|66\\&F2)\\)"
+	lprefix3_expr = "\\((F2|!F3|66&F2)\\)"
 	lprefix_expr = "\\((66|F2|F3)\\)"
 	max_lprefix = 4
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function convert_operands(count,opnd,       i,j,imm,mod)
 	return add_flags(imm, mod)
 }
 
-/^[0-9a-f]+\:/ {
+/^[0-9a-f]+:/ {
 	if (NR == 1)
 		next
 	# get index
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
index a3d2c62fd805..0a3ad5dd1e8b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 	lprefix1_expr = "\\((66|!F3)\\)"
 	lprefix2_expr = "\\(F3\\)"
-	lprefix3_expr = "\\((F2|!F3|66\\&F2)\\)"
+	lprefix3_expr = "\\((F2|!F3|66&F2)\\)"
 	lprefix_expr = "\\((66|F2|F3)\\)"
 	max_lprefix = 4
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function convert_operands(count,opnd,       i,j,imm,mod)
 	return add_flags(imm, mod)
 }
 
-/^[0-9a-f]+\:/ {
+/^[0-9a-f]+:/ {
 	if (NR == 1)
 		next
 	# get index