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diff --git a/src/generic/apt/matching/pattern.cc b/src/generic/apt/matching/pattern.cc
index 5743a2a7..75339e1d 100644
--- a/src/generic/apt/matching/pattern.cc
+++ b/src/generic/apt/matching/pattern.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ namespace aptitude
bool is_pattern(const std::string &s)
{
- return s.find_first_of("~?") != s.npos;
+ // regex characters are ".?+*|[^$"
+ // pattern characters are "~?"
+ return s.find_first_of("~?.?+*|[^$") != s.npos;
}
}
}