diff --git a/scripts/bpf_doc.py b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
index eaae2ce78381..40a2643f94d2 100755
--- a/scripts/bpf_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/bpf_doc.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ class Helper(APIElement):
         Break down helper function protocol into smaller chunks: return type,
         name, distincts arguments.
         """
-        arg_re = re.compile('((\w+ )*?(\w+|...))( (\**)(\w+))?$')
+        arg_re = re.compile('((\\w+ )*?(\\w+|...))( (\\**)(\\w+))?$')
         res = {}
-        proto_re = re.compile('(.+) (\**)(\w+)\(((([^,]+)(, )?){1,5})\)$')
+        proto_re = re.compile('(.+) (\\**)(\\w+)\\(((([^,]+)(, )?){1,5})\\)$')
 
         capture = proto_re.match(self.proto)
         res['ret_type'] = capture.group(1)
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
         return Helper(proto=proto, desc=desc, ret=ret)
 
     def parse_symbol(self):
-        p = re.compile(' \* ?(BPF\w+)$')
+        p = re.compile(' \\* ?(BPF\\w+)$')
         capture = p.match(self.line)
         if not capture:
             raise NoSyscallCommandFound
-        end_re = re.compile(' \* ?NOTES$')
+        end_re = re.compile(' \\* ?NOTES$')
         end = end_re.match(self.line)
         if end:
             raise NoSyscallCommandFound
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
         #   - Same as above, with "const" and/or "struct" in front of type
         #   - "..." (undefined number of arguments, for bpf_trace_printk())
         # There is at least one term ("void"), and at most five arguments.
-        p = re.compile(' \* ?((.+) \**\w+\((((const )?(struct )?(\w+|\.\.\.)( \**\w+)?)(, )?){1,5}\))$')
+        p = re.compile(' \\* ?((.+) \\**\\w+\\((((const )?(struct )?(\\w+|\\.\\.\\.)( \\**\\w+)?)(, )?){1,5}\\))$')
         capture = p.match(self.line)
         if not capture:
             raise NoHelperFound
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
         return capture.group(1)
 
     def parse_desc(self, proto):
-        p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Description$')
+        p = re.compile(' \\* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Description$')
         capture = p.match(self.line)
         if not capture:
             raise Exception("No description section found for " + proto)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
             if self.line == ' *\n':
                 desc += '\n'
             else:
-                p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
+                p = re.compile(' \\* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
                 capture = p.match(self.line)
                 if capture:
                     desc_present = True
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
         return desc
 
     def parse_ret(self, proto):
-        p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Return$')
+        p = re.compile(' \\* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Return$')
         capture = p.match(self.line)
         if not capture:
             raise Exception("No return section found for " + proto)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
             if self.line == ' *\n':
                 ret += '\n'
             else:
-                p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
+                p = re.compile(' \\* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
                 capture = p.match(self.line)
                 if capture:
                     ret_present = True
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
         self.seek_to('enum bpf_cmd {',
                      'Could not find start of bpf_cmd enum', 0)
         # Searches for either one or more BPF\w+ enums
-        bpf_p = re.compile('\s*(BPF\w+)+')
+        bpf_p = re.compile('\\s*(BPF\\w+)+')
         # Searches for an enum entry assigned to another entry,
         # for e.g. BPF_PROG_RUN = BPF_PROG_TEST_RUN, which is
         # not documented hence should be skipped in check to
         # determine if the right number of syscalls are documented
-        assign_p = re.compile('\s*(BPF\w+)\s*=\s*(BPF\w+)')
+        assign_p = re.compile('\\s*(BPF\\w+)\\s*=\\s*(BPF\\w+)')
         bpf_cmd_str = ''
         while True:
             capture = assign_p.match(self.line)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
                 break
             self.line = self.reader.readline()
         # Find the number of occurences of BPF\w+
-        self.enum_syscalls = re.findall('(BPF\w+)+', bpf_cmd_str)
+        self.enum_syscalls = re.findall('(BPF\\w+)+', bpf_cmd_str)
 
     def parse_desc_helpers(self):
         self.seek_to(helpersDocStart,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
         self.seek_to('#define ___BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN, ctx...)',
                      'Could not find start of eBPF helper definition list')
         # Searches for one FN(\w+) define or a backslash for newline
-        p = re.compile('\s*FN\((\w+), (\d+), ##ctx\)|\\\\')
+        p = re.compile('\\s*FN\\((\\w+), (\\d+), ##ctx\\)|\\\\')
         fn_defines_str = ''
         i = 0
         while True:
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class HeaderParser(object):
                 break
             self.line = self.reader.readline()
         # Find the number of occurences of FN(\w+)
-        self.define_unique_helpers = re.findall('FN\(\w+, \d+, ##ctx\)', fn_defines_str)
+        self.define_unique_helpers = re.findall('FN\\(\\w+, \\d+, ##ctx\\)', fn_defines_str)
 
     def validate_helpers(self):
         last_helper = ''
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class PrinterRST(Printer):
         try:
             cmd = ['git', 'log', '-1', '--pretty=format:%cs', '--no-patch',
                    '-L',
-                   '/{}/,/\*\//:include/uapi/linux/bpf.h'.format(delimiter)]
+                   '/{}/,/\\*\\//:include/uapi/linux/bpf.h'.format(delimiter)]
             date = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=linuxRoot,
                                   capture_output=True, check=True)
             return date.stdout.decode().rstrip()
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ as "Dual BSD/GPL", may be used). Some helper functions are only accessible to
 programs that are compatible with the GNU Privacy License (GPL).
 
 In order to use such helpers, the eBPF program must be loaded with the correct
-license string passed (via **attr**) to the **bpf**\ () system call, and this
+license string passed (via **attr**) to the **bpf**\\ () system call, and this
 generally translates into the C source code of the program containing a line
 similar to the following:
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ may be interested in:
 * The bpftool utility can be used to probe the availability of helper functions
   on the system (as well as supported program and map types, and a number of
   other parameters). To do so, run **bpftool feature probe** (see
-  **bpftool-feature**\ (8) for details). Add the **unprivileged** keyword to
+  **bpftool-feature**\\ (8) for details). Add the **unprivileged** keyword to
   list features available to unprivileged users.
 
 Compatibility between helper functions and program types can generally be found
@@ -562,23 +562,23 @@ other functions, themselves allowing access to additional helpers. The
 requirement for GPL license is also in those **struct bpf_func_proto**.
 
 Compatibility between helper functions and map types can be found in the
-**check_map_func_compatibility**\ () function in file *kernel/bpf/verifier.c*.
+**check_map_func_compatibility**\\ () function in file *kernel/bpf/verifier.c*.
 
 Helper functions that invalidate the checks on **data** and **data_end**
 pointers for network processing are listed in function
-**bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data**\ () in file *net/core/filter.c*.
+**bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data**\\ () in file *net/core/filter.c*.
 
 SEE ALSO
 ========
 
-**bpf**\ (2),
-**bpftool**\ (8),
-**cgroups**\ (7),
-**ip**\ (8),
-**perf_event_open**\ (2),
-**sendmsg**\ (2),
-**socket**\ (7),
-**tc-bpf**\ (8)'''
+**bpf**\\ (2),
+**bpftool**\\ (8),
+**cgroups**\\ (7),
+**ip**\\ (8),
+**perf_event_open**\\ (2),
+**sendmsg**\\ (2),
+**socket**\\ (7),
+**tc-bpf**\\ (8)'''
         print(footer)
 
     def print_proto(self, helper):
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ SEE ALSO
             one_arg = '{}{}'.format(comma, a['type'])
             if a['name']:
                 if a['star']:
-                    one_arg += ' {}**\ '.format(a['star'].replace('*', '\\*'))
+                    one_arg += ' {}**\\ '.format(a['star'].replace('*', '\\*'))
                 else:
                     one_arg += '** '
                 one_arg += '*{}*\\ **'.format(a['name'])
diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
index a84cc5737c2c..649a80005c83 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
+++ b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def process_line(root_directory, command_prefix, file_path):
     # escape the pound sign '#', either as '\#' or '$(pound)' (depending on the
     # kernel version). The compile_commands.json file is not interepreted
     # by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version with '#'.
-    prefix = command_prefix.replace('\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#')
+    prefix = command_prefix.replace('\\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#')
 
     # Use os.path.abspath() to normalize the path resolving '.' and '..' .
     abs_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(root_directory, file_path))
diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
index fdad3f32c747..bae7cbff187e 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ lx-symbols command."""
         self.module_files_updated = True
 
     def _get_module_file(self, module_name):
-        module_pattern = ".*/{0}\.ko(?:.debug)?$".format(
+        module_pattern = ".*/{0}\\.ko(?:.debug)?$".format(
             module_name.replace("_", r"[_\-]"))
         for name in self.module_files:
             if re.match(module_pattern, name) and os.path.exists(name):
