diff --git a/libraries/joomla/language/language.php b/libraries/joomla/language/language.php
index e2d9ee211ae90..4cb37f14044ff 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/language/language.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/language/language.php
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ protected function parse($filename)
 				}
 
 				// Check that the line passes the necessary format.
-				if (!preg_match('#^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_\-\.]*\s*=\s*".*"(\s*;.*)?$#', $line))
+				if (!preg_match('#^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_\*\-\.]*\s*=\s*".*"(\s*;.*)?$#', $line))
 				{
 					$errors[] = $realNumber;
 					continue;