diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonpath.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonpath.c
index 91af0300952..f9210441df5 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonpath.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonpath.c
@@ -982,7 +982,8 @@ jspGetNext(JsonPathItem *v, JsonPathItem *a)
 			   v->type == jpiDouble ||
 			   v->type == jpiDatetime ||
 			   v->type == jpiKeyValue ||
-			   v->type == jpiStartsWith);
+			   v->type == jpiStartsWith ||
+			   v->type == jpiLikeRegex);
 
 		if (a)
 			jspInitByBuffer(a, v->base, v->nextPos);