diff --git a/public/crtlib.c b/public/crtlib.c
index 5da88167..a5565122 100644
--- a/public/crtlib.c
+++ b/public/crtlib.c
@@ -954,7 +954,12 @@ skipwhite:
 
 int matchpattern( const char *in, const char *pattern, qboolean caseinsensitive )
 {
-	return matchpattern_with_separator( in, pattern, caseinsensitive, "/\\:", false );
+	const char *separators = "/\\:";
+
+	if( !Q_strcmp( pattern, "*" ))
+		separators = "";
+
+	return matchpattern_with_separator( in, pattern, caseinsensitive, separators, false );
 }
 
 // wildcard_least_one: if true * matches 1 or more characters