diff --git a/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim b/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim
index 26bef321..6d10871d 100644
--- a/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function! ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     let l:options = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'go_gometalinter_options')
 
     return ale#Escape(l:executable)
-    \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape(ale#util#EscapePCRE(l:filename))
+    \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape('^' . ale#util#EscapePCRE(l:filename))
     \   . (!empty(l:options) ? ' ' . l:options : '')
     \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(fnamemodify(l:filename, ':h'))
 endfunction
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_gometalinter_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_gometalinter_command_callback.vader
index a0f4da4f..912396cb 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_gometalinter_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_gometalinter_command_callback.vader
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Execute(The gometalinter callback should return the right defaults):
   \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
   AssertEqual
   \ ale#Escape('gometalinter')
-  \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape(ale#util#EscapePCRE(expand('%')))
+  \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape('^' . ale#util#EscapePCRE(expand('%')))
   \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()),
   \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Execute(The gometalinter callback should use a configured executable):
   \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
   AssertEqual
   \ ale#Escape('something else')
-  \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape(ale#util#EscapePCRE(expand('%')))
+  \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape('^' . ale#util#EscapePCRE(expand('%')))
   \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()),
   \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Execute(The gometalinter callback should use configured options):
 
   AssertEqual
   \ ale#Escape('gometalinter')
-  \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape(ale#util#EscapePCRE(expand('%')))
+  \   . ' --include=' . ale#Escape('^' . ale#util#EscapePCRE(expand('%')))
   \   . ' --foobar'
   \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()),
   \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(bufnr(''))