diff --git a/cf/w32-check-exported-symbols.pl b/cf/w32-check-exported-symbols.pl
index 641b5aed6..5de49ff40 100644
--- a/cf/w32-check-exported-symbols.pl
+++ b/cf/w32-check-exported-symbols.pl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ while(<$vs>)
 {
     next unless m/^([^#]+)/;
 
-    @a = split(/\s+|({|})/,$1);
+    @a = split(/\s+|(\{|})/,$1);
 
     for $f (@a) {
 	given ($f) {