diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/dictionaryIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/dictionaryIO.C
index f3cc0ff3be..c53ef932c6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/dictionaryIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/dictionaryIO.C
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ License
 #include "IOobject.H"
 #include "inputSyntaxEntry.H"
 #include "inputModeEntry.H"
-#include "regExp.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/entry/entryIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/entry/entryIO.C
index 640ee9aace..53547bc943 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/entry/entryIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/entry/entryIO.C
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ bool Foam::entry::getKeyword(keyType& keyword, token& keywordToken, Istream& is)
         keyword = keywordToken.wordToken();
         return true;
     }
+    else if (keywordToken.isVariable())
+    {
+        // Disable wildcards for variables
+        keyword = keyType(keywordToken.stringToken(), false);
+        return true;
+    }
     else if (keywordToken.isString())
     {
         // Enable wildcards
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/keyType/keyType.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/keyType/keyType.H
index e7657fb11b..ec2a5d1aa9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/keyType/keyType.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/keyType/keyType.H
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public:
         //  Optionally force a literal match only
         bool match(const std::string&, bool literalMatch=false) const;
 
+
     // Member Operators
 
         // Assignment