diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index d159c583ec..caffcd8076 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ function common_replace_urls_callback($text, $callback, $notice_id = null) {
         ')'.
         '(?:'.
             '(?:\:\d+)?'. //:port
-            '(?:/[\pN\pL$\[\]\,\!\(\)\.\:\-\_\+\/\=\&\;\%\~\*\$\+\'\"@]*)?'. // /path
-            '(?:\?[\pN\pL\$\[\]\,\!\(\)\.\:\-\_\+\/\=\&\;\%\~\*\$\+\'\"@\/]*)?'. // ?query string
-            '(?:\#[\pN\pL$\[\]\,\!\(\)\.\:\-\_\+\/\=\&\;\%\~\*\$\+\'\"\@/\?\#]*)?'. // #fragment
+            '(?:/[\pN\pL$\,\!\(\)\.\:\-\_\+\/\=\&\;\%\~\*\$\+\'\"@]*)?'. // /path
+            '(?:\?[\pN\pL\$\,\!\(\)\.\:\-\_\+\/\=\&\;\%\~\*\$\+\'\"@\/]*)?'. // ?query string
+            '(?:\#[\pN\pL$\,\!\(\)\.\:\-\_\+\/\=\&\;\%\~\*\$\+\'\"\@/\?\#]*)?'. // #fragment
         ')(?<![\?\.\,\#\,])'.
     ')'.
     '#ixu';