diff --git a/ext/dl/lib/dl/import.rb b/ext/dl/lib/dl/import.rb
index ef0c79c21f..42e89515c8 100644
--- a/ext/dl/lib/dl/import.rb
+++ b/ext/dl/lib/dl/import.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ module DL
 	  ret = ret.split(/\s+/)
 	  args = args.split(/\s*,\s*/)
 	  func = ret.pop
+	  if( func =~ /^\*/ )
+	    func.gsub!(/^\*+/,"")
+	    ret.push("*")
+	  end
 	  ret  = ret.join(" ")
 	  return import(func, ret, args)
 	else