diff --git a/src/import-export/qif-io-core/qif-parse.scm b/src/import-export/qif-io-core/qif-parse.scm
index 99602e68c5..6603841893 100644
--- a/src/import-export/qif-io-core/qif-parse.scm
+++ b/src/import-export/qif-io-core/qif-parse.scm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 
 (define qif-category-compiled-rexp 
-  (make-regexp "^ *(\\[)?([^]/\\|]*)(]?)(/([^\\|]*))?(\\|(\\[)?([^]/]*)(]?)(/(.*))?)? *$"))
+  (make-regexp "^ *(\\[)?([^]/|]*)(]?)(/([^|]*))?(\\|(\\[)?([^]/]*)(]?)(/(.*))?)? *$"))
 
 (define qif-date-compiled-rexp 
   (make-regexp "^ *([0-9]+) *[-/.'] *([0-9]+) *[-/.'] *([0-9]+).*$|^ *([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])([0-9][0-9])([0-9][0-9]).*$"))
diff --git a/src/import-export/qif/qif-parse.c b/src/import-export/qif/qif-parse.c
index 5cd9b67f65..6cbf9d05de 100644
--- a/src/import-export/qif/qif-parse.c
+++ b/src/import-export/qif/qif-parse.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void
 compile_regex()
 {
   regcomp(&category_regex,
-      "^ *(\\[)?([^]/\\|]*)(]?)(/([^\\|]*))?(\\|(\\[)?([^]/]*)(]?)(/(.*))?)? *$",
+      "^ *(\\[)?([^]/|]*)(]?)(/([^|]*))?(\\|(\\[)?([^]/]*)(]?)(/(.*))?)? *$",
           REG_EXTENDED);
 
   qifp_regex_compiled = TRUE;