diff --git a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectBreakpoint.cpp b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectBreakpoint.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectBreakpoint.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectBreakpoint.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,14 @@
         result.AppendErrorWithFormat(
             "Function name regular expression could not be compiled: %s",
             llvm::toString(std::move(err)).c_str());
+        // Check if the incorrect regex looks like a globbing expression and
+        // warn the user about it.
+        if (!m_options.m_func_regexp.empty()) {
+          if (m_options.m_func_regexp[0] == '*' ||
+              m_options.m_func_regexp[0] == '?')
+            result.AppendWarning(
+                "Function name regex does not accept glob patterns.");
+        }
         result.SetStatus(eReturnStatusFailed);
         return false;
       }
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/commands/breakpoint/set/func-regex/TestBreakpointRegexError.py b/lldb/test/API/commands/breakpoint/set/func-regex/TestBreakpointRegexError.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/commands/breakpoint/set/func-regex/TestBreakpointRegexError.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/commands/breakpoint/set/func-regex/TestBreakpointRegexError.py
@@ -12,3 +12,19 @@
         self.expect("breakpoint set --func-regex (", error=True,
                     substrs=["error: Function name regular expression could " +
                              "not be compiled: parentheses not balanced"])
+
+        # Point out if looks like the user provided a globbing expression.
+        self.expect("breakpoint set --func-regex *a", error=True,
+                    substrs=["error: Function name regular expression could " +
+                             "not be compiled: repetition-operator operand invalid",
+                             "warning: Function name regex does not accept glob patterns."])
+        self.expect("breakpoint set --func-regex ?a", error=True,
+                    substrs=["error: Function name regular expression could " +
+                             "not be compiled: repetition-operator operand invalid",
+                             "warning: Function name regex does not accept glob patterns."])
+        # Make sure that warning is only shown for invalid regular expressions
+        # that look like a globbing expression (i.e., they have a leading * or ?).
+        self.expect("breakpoint set --func-regex a*+", error=True, matching=False,
+                    substrs=["warning: Function name regex does not accept glob patterns."])
+        self.expect("breakpoint set --func-regex a?+", error=True, matching=False,
+                    substrs=["warning: Function name regex does not accept glob patterns."])