diff --git a/lib/plug/router/utils.ex b/lib/plug/router/utils.ex
index ae43f125..d7f6bb1f 100644
--- a/lib/plug/router/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/plug/router/utils.ex
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Plug.Router.Utils do
   def build_host_match(host) do
     cond do
       is_nil(host) -> quote do: _
-      String.last(host) == "." -> quote do: unquote(host) <> _
+      String.ends_with?(host, ".") -> quote do: unquote(host) <> _
       is_binary(host) -> host
     end
   end