diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index 34f3f9ec05f1..2d7ce8e40a3e 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
 
     path = path
       .replace(/([().])/g, '\\$1')
-      .replace(/(\/)?:(\w+)([\?|\*])?/g, function(_, slash, key, option){
+      .replace(/(\/)?:(\w+)([\?\*])?/g, function(_, slash, key, option){
         var optional = option === '?' ? option : null;
         var star = option === '*' ? option : null;
         keys.push({ name: key, optional: !!optional });