diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index fe652892..684920c1 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
  ===== trunk =====
+ 05.02.2014
+ - bugfix shared.literal_compiler_param.php did throw an exception when literal did contain a '-' (smarty-developers group)
+ 
  27.01.2014
  - bugfix $smarty->debugging = true; did show the variable of the $smarty object not the variables used in display() call (forum topic 24764)
  - bugfix clearCompiledTemplate(), clearAll() and clear() should use realpath to avoid possible exception from RecursiveDirectoryIterator (Issue 171)
diff --git a/libs/plugins/shared.literal_compiler_param.php b/libs/plugins/shared.literal_compiler_param.php
index 1420a0e2..f709f188 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/shared.literal_compiler_param.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/shared.literal_compiler_param.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function smarty_literal_compiler_param($params, $index, $default=null)
         return $default;
     }
     // test if param is a literal
-    if (!preg_match('/^([\'"]?)[a-zA-Z0-9]+(\\1)$/', $params[$index])) {
+    if (!preg_match('/^([\'"]?)[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\\1)$/', $params[$index])) {
         throw new SmartyException('$param[' . $index . '] is not a literal and is thus not evaluatable at compile time');
     }