diff --git a/django/conf/urls/rss.py b/django/conf/urls/rss.py
index af26f7cdb5..bb6f84e07d 100644
--- a/django/conf/urls/rss.py
+++ b/django/conf/urls/rss.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('django.views',
-    (r'^(?P<slug>\w+)/$', 'rss.rss.feed'),
-    (r'^(?P<slug>\w+)/(?P<param>[\w/]+)/$', 'rss.rss.feed'),
+    (r'^(?P<slug>[^/]+)/$', 'rss.rss.feed'),
+    (r'^(?P<slug>[^/]+)/(?P<param>.+)/$', 'rss.rss.feed'),
 )