diff --git a/scripts/safe_template_linter.py b/scripts/safe_template_linter.py
index f7c1cca6b4..7885fdde73 100755
--- a/scripts/safe_template_linter.py
+++ b/scripts/safe_template_linter.py
@@ -2376,8 +2376,8 @@ class MakoTemplateLinter(BaseLinter):
             r"""
                 <script.*?> |  # script tag start
                 </script> |  # script tag end
-                <%static:require_module.*?> |  # require js script tag start
-                </%static:require_module> | # require js script tag end
+                <%static:require_module(_async)?.*?> |  # require js script tag start (optionally the _async version)
+                </%static:require_module(_async)?> | # require js script tag end (optionally the _async version)
                 <%block[ ]*name=['"]requirejs['"]\w*> |  # require js tag start
                 </%block>  # require js tag end
             """,