diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
index f8a62c360..f71133a0a 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ func runRestore(ctx context.Context, opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions,
 			return err
 		}
 
+		for i, str := range patternsFromFile {
+			patternsFromFile[i] = strings.ToLower(str)
+		}
+
 		iexcludePatternsFromFile := filter.ParsePatterns(patternsFromFile)
 		insensitiveExcludePatterns = append(insensitiveExcludePatterns, iexcludePatternsFromFile...)
 	}
@@ -235,6 +239,10 @@ func runRestore(ctx context.Context, opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions,
 			return err
 		}
 
+		for i, str := range patternsFromFile {
+			patternsFromFile[i] = strings.ToLower(str)
+		}
+
 		includePatternsFromFile := filter.ParsePatterns(patternsFromFile)
 		includePatterns = append(includePatterns, includePatternsFromFile...)
 	}