diff --git a/src/common/cstr.h b/src/common/cstr.h
index 4bbf1bd0..e13950cd 100644
--- a/src/common/cstr.h
+++ b/src/common/cstr.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ DEF_CSTR(textplain, "text/plain");
 DEF_CSTR(url, "url");
 // Marker for HTML format fields
 DEF_CSTR(fldhtm, "\007");
+// Characters that can -begin- a wildcard or regexp expression. 
+DEF_CSTR(wildSpecStChars, "*?[");
+DEF_CSTR(regSpecStChars, "(.[{");
 
 // Values used as keys inside Dijon::Filter::metaData[]. This structure is 
 // used to store all data generated by format-translating filters. It is
diff --git a/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp b/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
index cce8f2a8..7050d197 100644
--- a/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
+++ b/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
@@ -1693,12 +1693,6 @@ static void addPrefix(vector<TermMatchEntry>& terms, const string& prefix)
 	it->term.insert(0, prefix);
 }
 
-// Characters that can begin a wildcard or regexp expression. We use skipto
-// to begin the allterms search with terms that begin with the portion of
-// the input string prior to these chars.
-const string cstr_wildSpecChars = "*?[";
-const string cstr_regSpecChars = "(.[{";
-
 // Find all index terms that match a wildcard or regular expression
 // If field is set, we return a list of appropriately prefixed terms (which 
 // are going to be used to build a Xapian query).
@@ -1729,7 +1723,8 @@ bool Db::termMatch(MatchType typ, const string &lang,
 	    return false;
 	}
 
-    string nochars = typ == ET_WILD ? cstr_wildSpecChars : cstr_regSpecChars;
+    string nochars = typ == ET_WILD ? cstr_wildSpecStChars : 
+	cstr_regSpecStChars;
 
     string prefix;
     if (!field.empty()) {