diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/backport_branch.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/backport_branch.sh
index d7b3ab62afe..b6788ff1fc5 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/backport_branch.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/backport_branch.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ removeOtherPackages() {
       currentPackage=$(basename "${dir}")
       echo "Removing ${currentPackage} from .github/CODEOWNERS"
       sed -i "/^\/packages\/${currentPackage}\//d" .github/CODEOWNERS
+      sed -i "/^\/packages\/${currentPackage} /d" .github/CODEOWNERS
     fi
   done
 }