diff --git a/src/datasource.ts b/src/datasource.ts
index 6d9ade0..9805f9c 100644
--- a/src/datasource.ts
+++ b/src/datasource.ts
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ export function enhanceDataFrameWithDataLinks(dataFrame: DataFrame, dataLinks: D
   }
 
   for (const field of dataFrame.fields) {
-    const linksToApply = dataLinks.filter((dataLink) => new RegExp(dataLink.field).test(field.name));
+    const linksToApply = dataLinks.filter((dataLink) => dataLink.field == field.name);
 
     if (linksToApply.length === 0) {
       continue;