diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 3ad25073e..3b2c9585a 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 const static std::regex attrPathRegex(
-    R"((?:[a-zA-Z0-9_"-][a-zA-Z0-9_".,^-]*))",
+    R"((?:[a-zA-Z0-9_"-][a-zA-Z0-9_".,^\*-]*))",
     std::regex::ECMAScript);
 
 void completeFlakeInputPath(