diff --git a/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/addons/ksm-lite.libsonnet b/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/addons/ksm-lite.libsonnet
index 18791e1e..cf06ebdc 100644
--- a/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/addons/ksm-lite.libsonnet
+++ b/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/addons/ksm-lite.libsonnet
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ local addArgs(args, name, containers) = std.map(
             containers: addArgs(
               [|||
                 --metric-denylist=
-                kube_*_created,
-                kube_*_metadata_resource_version,
+                kube_.+_created,
+                kube_.+_metadata_resource_version,
                 kube_replicaset_metadata_generation,
                 kube_replicaset_status_observed_generation,
                 kube_pod_restart_policy,