diff --git a/source/parse.c b/source/parse.c
index bfb7624..7f16e0d 100644
--- a/source/parse.c
+++ b/source/parse.c
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ void parse_server(char *orig_line)
 
 	/* Check for egregiously bad nicknames */
 #define islegal(c) (((c) >= 'A' && (c) <= '~') || \
-	((c) >= '0' && (c) <= '9') || (c) == '-' || (c & 0x80))
+	((c) >= '0' && (c) <= '9') || (c) == '*' || (c & 0x80))
 
 	if (*from && (!islegal(*from) || strchr(from, ',')))
 	{