diff --git a/scripts/ci/plan.mjs b/scripts/ci/plan.mjs
index c2ba61e31..2d68d60c7 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/plan.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ci/plan.mjs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ if (tier === "reused") {
       ) {
         selected.docs = true;
         // Authored documentation code also belongs to the static checkers.
-        selected.code ||= /^docs\/.*\.(?:[cm]?[jt]s|[jt]sx)$/u.test(file);
+        selected.code ||= /^docs\/.*\.(?:[cm]?[jt]s|[jt]sx)$/su.test(file);
         selected.website ||= matchesAny(file, SCOPES.website);
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/tests/boundary/filesystem/ciChangeScope.test.ts b/tests/boundary/filesystem/ciChangeScope.test.ts
index 3e05ca7be..a80f2037a 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/filesystem/ciChangeScope.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/filesystem/ciChangeScope.test.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ it("retains code checks when documentation code is removed or renamed to Markdow
   });
 });
 
+it("selects code checks for documentation filenames containing line breaks", async () => {
+  const { directory, base } = await fixture();
+  const head = await change(directory, ["docs/.vitepress/navigation\nmenu.ts"]);
+  expect(await classify(directory, base, head)).toMatchObject({
+    code: true,
+    docs: true,
+    runtime: false,
+    package: false,
+  });
+});
+
 it.each([
   "job-timings.mjs",
   "job-timings-batch.mjs",