diff --git a/test/rule-syntax-check.py b/test/rule-syntax-check.py
index e053b027ca..f24285ddac 100755
--- a/test/rule-syntax-check.py
+++ b/test/rule-syntax-check.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ rules_files = sys.argv[1:]
 if not rules_files:
     sys.exit('Specify files to test as arguments')
 
-no_args_tests = re.compile(r'(ACTION|DEVPATH|KERNELS?|NAME|SYMLINK|SUBSYSTEMS?|DRIVERS?|TAG|RESULT|TEST)\s*(?:=|!)=\s*"([^"]*)"$')
+no_args_tests = re.compile(r'(ACTION|DEVPATH|KERNELS?|NAME|SYMLINK|SUBSYSTEMS?|DRIVERS?|TAG|PROGRAM|RESULT|TEST)\s*(?:=|!)=\s*"([^"]*)"$')
 args_tests = re.compile(r'(ATTRS?|ENV|TEST){([a-zA-Z0-9/_.*%-]+)}\s*(?:=|!)=\s*"([^"]*)"$')
-no_args_assign = re.compile(r'(NAME|SYMLINK|OWNER|GROUP|MODE|TAG|PROGRAM|RUN|LABEL|GOTO|OPTIONS|IMPORT)\s*(?:\+=|:=|=)\s*"([^"]*)"$')
+no_args_assign = re.compile(r'(NAME|SYMLINK|OWNER|GROUP|MODE|TAG|RUN|LABEL|GOTO|OPTIONS|IMPORT)\s*(?:\+=|:=|=)\s*"([^"]*)"$')
 args_assign = re.compile(r'(ATTR|ENV|IMPORT|RUN){([a-zA-Z0-9/_.*%-]+)}\s*(=|\+=)\s*"([^"]*)"$')
 
 result = 0