diff --git a/src/fontfile/fontdir.c b/src/fontfile/fontdir.c
index aae1f2e..d45a741 100644
--- a/src/fontfile/fontdir.c
+++ b/src/fontfile/fontdir.c
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ PatternMatch(char *pat, int patdashes, c
     for (;;) {
 	switch (c = *pat++) {
 	case '*':
+	    while (pat[0] == XK_minus && pat[1] == '*') {
+		while ((t = *string++) != XK_minus)
+		    if (!t)
+			return 0;
+		patdashes--;
+		stringdashes--;
+		pat += 2;
+	    }
 	    if (!(c = *pat++))
 		return 1;
 	    if (c == XK_minus) {