diff --git a/conf/cf-lex.l b/conf/cf-lex.l
index bdf9261d..188d5362 100644
--- a/conf/cf-lex.l
+++ b/conf/cf-lex.l
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ WHITE [ \t]
   return CLI_MARKER;
 }
 
-[={}:;,()+*/%-<>~\[\]] {
+[={}:;,()+*/%-<>~\[\]?] {
   return yytext[0];
 }
 
diff --git a/filter/config.Y b/filter/config.Y
index 0bbc3252..b81bd6c7 100644
--- a/filter/config.Y
+++ b/filter/config.Y
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ switch_body: /* EMPTY */ { $$ = NULL; }
 
 bgp_one:
    NUM { $$ = $1; }
- | '*' { $$ = PM_ANY; }
+ | '?' { $$ = PM_ANY; }
  ;
 
 bgp_path: 
diff --git a/filter/test.conf b/filter/test.conf
index c7fe415f..7e674647 100644
--- a/filter/test.conf
+++ b/filter/test.conf
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ clist l;
 	print "4 = ", p2.len;
 	p2 = prepend( p2, 5 );
 	print "Should be false: ", p2 ~ p;
-	print "Should be true: ", p2 ~ / * 4 3 2 1 /, p2, / * 4 3 2 1 /;
-	print "Should be true: ", p2 ~ / * 4 3 * 1 /, p2, / * 4 3 * 1 /;
+	print "Should be true: ", p2 ~ / ? 4 3 2 1 /, p2, / ? 4 3 2 1 /;
+	print "Should be true: ", p2 ~ / ? 4 3 ? 1 /, p2, / ? 4 3 ? 1 /;
 	print "5 = ", p2.len;
 
 	l = - empty -;